Lab tests CPT 82043 Outpatient

Urine microalbumin test cost in Elmira, NY

In Elmira, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urine microalbumin (albumin) test: from $28.35 to $28.35, with a median of $28.35. The lowest listed price is at St. Joseph's Hospital Campus and 1 other hospital. Across New York, the median is $27.06 at 116 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82043, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 27, 2026 and Mar 27, 2026.

Lowest$28.35St. Joseph's Hospital Campus + 1 more

Median$28.35half of hospitals charge less

Highest$28.35in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Elmira, NY.

median

Lowest $28.35Highest $30.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
St. Joseph's Hospital Campus lowest Elmira, NY HC Microalbumin, Quantitative - Microalbumin Random Urine File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file	$28.35	$141.75	$5.78	80%
Arnot Ogden Medical Center lowest Elmira, NY · (607) 737-4100 HC Microalbumin, Quantitative - Microalbumin Random Urine File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file	$28.35	$141.75	$5.78–$13.14	80%
St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira, NY HC Microalbumin, Quantitative - Microalbumin 24hr Urine+1 more line at this price File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file	$30.80	$153.99	$5.78	80%
Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira, NY · (607) 737-4100 HC Microalbumin, Quantitative - Microalbumin 24hr Urine+1 more line at this price File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file	$30.80	$153.99	$5.78–$13.14	80%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $28.35, median $28.35, highest $28.35.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 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

A urine microalbumin test measures small amounts of albumin protein in the urine. It is the yearly kidney check for people with diabetes or high blood pressure.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test; collecting the sample may be billed separately.