Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen cost at US hospitals
HC Albumin Body Fluid Quantitative Each Specimen · CPT 82042
$3.06
lowest cash price
$47.45
national median
$464.66
highest cash price
908
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.06–$464.66 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($37.70) → Sep 1, 2026 ($53.71)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $28.86 | $34.32 | $237.12 |
| Arizona | 23 | $4.87 | $9.63 | $86.08 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $3.45 | $37.70 | $76.00 |
| California | 90 | $7.51 | $59.04 | $223.86 |
| Colorado | 11 | $13.17 | $105.83 | $300.68 |
| Florida | 78 | $3.06 | $76.04 | $434.13 |
| Georgia | 25 | $36.00 | $59.80 | $150.34 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $43.50 | $43.50 | $48.96 |
| Illinois | 51 | $14.85 | $70.70 | $260.80 |
| Indiana | 26 | $30.88 | $67.20 | $119.40 |
| Iowa | 30 | $18.20 | $42.90 | $219.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $28.80 | $163.82 | $255.01 |
| Kentucky | 23 | $5.40 | $29.28 | $109.80 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $31.72 | $31.72 | $31.72 |
| Maine | 7 | $37.25 | $57.95 | $98.55 |
| Maryland | 2 | $16.20 | $16.20 | $16.20 |
| Michigan | 27 | $7.52 | $20.00 | $225.60 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $28.80 | $151.20 | $185.81 |
| Mississippi | 10 | $4.60 | $7.04 | $34.23 |
| Missouri | 20 | $51.35 | $70.40 | $275.73 |
| Montana | 2 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $32.00 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $16.56 | $28.56 | $76.50 |
| Nevada | 4 | $27.96 | $68.68 | $95.81 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $103.80 | $103.80 | $103.80 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $7.78 | $8.56 | $36.50 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $7.78 | $7.78 | $87.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $23.00 | $63.73 | $89.36 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $30.40 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| Ohio | 68 | $3.50 | $43.50 | $146.40 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $15.60 | $40.95 | $107.80 |
| Oregon | 12 | $22.40 | $46.50 | $51.75 |
| Pennsylvania | 32 | $15.00 | $40.20 | $151.20 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $22.00 | $63.00 | $298.00 |
| South Dakota | 6 | $25.60 | $36.00 | $48.00 |
| Tennessee | 37 | $4.40 | $15.12 | $464.66 |
| Texas | 104 | $21.00 | $75.00 | $397.00 |
| Virginia | 43 | $8.97 | $57.00 | $384.00 |
| Washington | 32 | $15.20 | $35.47 | $140.00 |
| West Virginia | 17 | $5.40 | $28.00 | $113.50 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $14.82 | $47.50 | $69.64 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $24.36 | $35.67 | $38.57 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anne Hospital | Burien, WA | $24.54 | $7.78 – $72.33 |
| 64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo | Yazoo City, MS | $24.60 | $7.78 – $9.56 |
| SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES | Simi Valley, CA | $25.12 | $4.99 – $55.79 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin | Lufkin, TX | $25.20 | $6.54 – $150.56 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston | Livingston, TX | $25.20 | $6.54 – $150.56 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine | San Augustine, TX | $25.20 | $6.54 – $150.56 |
| St. Francis Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $25.22 | $7.78 – $60.27 |
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $25.50 | not published |
| Sanford Vermillion Hospital | Vermillion, SD | $25.60 | $9.44 – $28.80 |
| CHI St. Vincent North | Sherwood, AR | $25.68 | $5.08 – $16.78 |
| Princeton Community Hospital | Princeton, WV | $26.00 | $7.35 – $45.32 |
| Weirton Medical Center | Weirton, WV | $26.00 | $7.35 – $39.60 |
| Arizona General Hospital Laveen | Phoenix, AZ | $26.11 | $4.66 – $37.86 |
| Rappahannock General Hospital | Kilmarnock, VA | $26.40 | not published |
| Adventhealth Sebring | Sebring, FL | $26.52 | $7.97 – $17.68 |
| St. Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $26.62 | $7.78 – $60.27 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | $26.88 | $3.85 – $14.78 |
| 45-2896080 MBMC Leake | Carthage, MS | $27.00 | $7.78 – $9.56 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | $27.17 | $3.85 – $14.78 |
| Banner Payson Medical Center | Payson, AZ | $27.26 | $7.78 – $21.60 |
| Banner Churchill Community Hospital | Fallon, NV | $27.96 | $6.24 – $23.04 |
| United Hospital Center | Bridgeport, WV | $28.00 | $7.35 – $12.29 |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $28.00 | $7.35 – $12.29 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $28.00 | $3.31 – $14.11 |
| MultiCare Deaconess Hospital | Spokane, WA | $28.00 | $3.34 – $14.11 |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $28.09 | $5.08 – $10.04 |
| Arizona General Hospital Mesa | Mesa, AZ | $28.16 | $4.66 – $37.86 |
| UPMC Bedford | Everett, PA | $28.20 | $0.67 – $42.30 |
| WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER | MONTEBELLO, CA | $28.26 | $0.74 – $57.63 |
| St. Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $28.40 | $7.78 – $72.33 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea, KY | $28.45 | $4.40 – $48.23 |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $28.56 | $7.54 – $57.80 |
| CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | $28.56 | $7.54 – $57.80 |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center | Omaha, NE | $28.56 | $7.54 – $57.80 |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | $28.56 | $7.54 – $57.80 |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | $28.56 | $7.54 – $57.80 |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | $28.56 | $7.54 – $57.80 |
| Adventhealth North Pinellas | Tarpon Springs, FL | $28.59 | $7.78 – $17.27 |
| Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) | Wamego, KS | $28.80 | $6.61 – $64.80 |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne, MN | $28.80 | $8.47 – $31.50 |
| Providence Seward Hospital | Seward, AK | $28.86 | not published |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center | Ashland, OH | $29.25 | $7.78 – $14.00 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown, KY | $29.28 | $4.40 – $48.23 |
| CHI Health St. Francis | Grand Island, NE | $29.50 | $7.54 – $50.00 |
| HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital | Breese, IL | $29.52 | $3.80 – $41.00 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | $29.68 | $3.85 – $14.78 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE | Tulare, CA | $29.83 | $0.67 – $52.73 |
| Southeastern Medical Center | Cambridge, OH | $29.90 | $7.78 – $8.09 |
| MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston | Charleston, SC | $30.00 | $7.78 – $15.37 |
| MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center | Orangeburg, SC | $30.00 | $7.78 – $8.56 |