Albumin test cost in Hartford, CT
In Hartford, CT, 3 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $12.32 to $30.00, with a median of $15.95. The lowest listed price is at Connecticut Children's — $3.63 less than the median here. Across Connecticut, the median is $29.54 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 82040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Hartford, CT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Children's lowest Hartford, CT · (860) 545-9000 Albumin+1 more line at this price source file | $12.32 | $20.53 | $5.94–$57.02 | 40% |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 HC Warde 3000403 Albumin Serum Plasma or Whole Blood File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $15.95 | $29.00 | $4.39–$24.65 | 45% |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 HC Albumin Serum Plasma or Whole Blood+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $17.05 | $31.00 | $4.39–$26.35 | 45% |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT · (860) 545-5000 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD+1 more line at this price source file | $30.00 | $30.00 | $4.70–$6.27 | — |
| Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT · (860) 545-9000 Albumin Serum+1 more line at this price source file | $39.60 | $66.00 | $5.94–$57.02 | 40% |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT · (860) 545-5000 HC SQ LYME DISEASE ANTIBODY INDEX FOR CNS INFECTION, Q SO+1 more line at this price source file | $125.00 | $125.00 | $4.70–$6.27 | — |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 HC Albumin Serum Plasma or Whole Blood File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $35,002.49 | — | $14,215.15–$53,491.54 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $12.32, median $15.95, highest $30.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $14.14. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An albumin test measures the main protein in blood plasma, made by the liver. Low levels point to liver disease, kidney protein loss or poor nutrition.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.