Albumin serum plasma or whole blood cost at US hospitals
HC Albumin Serum Plasma or Whole Blood · CPT 82040
$3.00
lowest cash price
$43.00
national median
$434.60
highest cash price
921
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.00–$434.60 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($33.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($44.50)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $39.78 | $56.94 | $79.56 |
| Arizona | 24 | $9.16 | $19.91 | $73.24 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $6.46 | $45.50 | $79.00 |
| California | 91 | $15.60 | $45.36 | $221.85 |
| Colorado | 15 | $14.30 | $107.40 | $126.07 |
| Florida | 73 | $15.00 | $113.10 | $434.13 |
| Georgia | 25 | $24.00 | $53.82 | $211.43 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $43.52 |
| Illinois | 50 | $14.52 | $72.00 | $195.25 |
| Indiana | 26 | $20.00 | $62.89 | $99.00 |
| Iowa | 24 | $27.95 | $33.57 | $347.10 |
| Kansas | 11 | $33.15 | $178.58 | $337.40 |
| Kentucky | 25 | $18.70 | $62.89 | $149.08 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $25.74 | $25.74 | $25.74 |
| Maine | 7 | $16.15 | $50.90 | $95.80 |
| Maryland | 2 | $3.00 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Michigan | 27 | $6.83 | $20.00 | $176.00 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $28.80 | $98.54 | $121.07 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $7.04 | $34.23 | $47.75 |
| Missouri | 21 | $21.75 | $38.50 | $318.55 |
| Montana | 2 | $23.20 | $23.20 | $42.40 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $14.26 | $34.44 | $92.65 |
| Nevada | 4 | $30.37 | $69.09 | $96.39 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $103.75 | $103.75 | $103.75 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $4.95 | $5.45 | $36.50 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $73.50 | $73.50 | $73.50 |
| New York | 23 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $62.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $22.50 | $64.75 | $76.02 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $31.20 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Ohio | 68 | $4.55 | $33.60 | $141.00 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | $17.55 | $31.85 | $83.88 |
| Oregon | 12 | $12.16 | $25.50 | $33.00 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | $20.80 | $32.00 | $165.00 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $22.00 | $47.40 | $135.00 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $31.20 | $40.00 | $83.20 |
| Tennessee | 37 | $4.20 | $15.84 | $422.93 |
| Texas | 105 | $20.88 | $75.00 | $434.60 |
| Virginia | 41 | $8.51 | $44.50 | $374.76 |
| Washington | 32 | $12.40 | $31.50 | $87.50 |
| West Virginia | 18 | $11.20 | $30.50 | $100.20 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | $13.11 | $37.50 | $150.18 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $26.46 | $38.74 | $41.90 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Somerset | Somerset, PA | $25.80 | $3.65 – $5.07 |
| SSM Health Monroe Hospital | Monroe, WI | $25.85 | $4.95 – $8.66 |
| HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL | Tampa, FL | $25.87 | $4.49 – $143.31 |
| St. Joseph's Hospital | Buckhannon, WV | $26.00 | not published |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | Casper, WY | $26.46 | $4.05 – $14.40 |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland | Levelland, TX | $26.46 | $4.80 – $5.22 |
| St. Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $26.62 | $4.95 – $67.80 |
| HSHS St. John's Hospital | IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL | $26.64 | $3.80 – $37.00 |
| St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital | Navasota, TX | $26.95 | $4.46 – $130.90 |
| St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital | Caldwell, TX | $26.95 | $4.46 – $138.60 |
| St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital | Madisonville, TX | $26.95 | $4.46 – $138.60 |
| St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital | College Station, TX | $26.95 | $4.16 – $130.90 |
| UPMC Horizon-Greenville | Greenville, PA | $27.00 | $3.65 – $9.29 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston, VA | $27.00 | $4.31 – $5.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | $27.45 | $3.47 – $19.17 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | $27.45 | $3.47 – $19.17 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | $27.45 | $3.47 – $19.17 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | $27.45 | $4.46 – $19.17 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville, TN | $27.45 | $1.78 – $19.17 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals | Morgantown, WV | $27.50 | $3.22 – $20.97 |
| St Ritas Medical Center | Lima, OH | $27.60 | not published |
| MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center | Cedar Falls, IA | $27.95 | $4.79 – $43.00 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea, KY | $27.96 | $4.20 – $52.78 |
| MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER | The Dalles, OR | $27.98 | $2.89 – $185.88 |
| MultiCare Capital Medical Center | Olympia, WA | $28.00 | $3.65 – $8.97 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton | Fenton, MO | $28.05 | $4.95 – $20.41 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton, MO | $28.05 | $4.95 – $20.41 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville, MO | $28.05 | $4.95 – $20.41 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles, MO | $28.05 | $4.95 – $20.41 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights, MO | $28.05 | $4.95 – $20.41 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis, MO | $28.05 | $4.95 – $20.41 |
| Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC | Glendale, WI | $28.09 | $4.80 – $8.86 |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) | Prescott, AZ | $28.20 | $4.95 – $16.83 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $28.21 | $4.95 – $19.80 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $28.21 | $4.95 – $13.63 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $28.21 | $4.95 – $12.03 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $28.21 | $5.21 – $12.03 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $28.21 | $5.21 – $12.03 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $28.21 | $5.21 – $7.71 |
| 64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo | Yazoo City, MS | $28.29 | $4.95 – $9.25 |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne, MN | $28.80 | $8.47 – $31.50 |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon, IA | $28.80 | $10.26 – $32.40 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East | Lexington, KY | $29.33 | $4.20 – $61.88 |
| Jewish Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $29.40 | not published |
| Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $29.40 | not published |
| Clermont Hospital | Batavia, OH | $29.40 | not published |
| Kings Mills Hospital | Mason, OH | $29.40 | not published |
| Fairfield Hospital | Fairfield, OH | $29.40 | not published |
| Mercy West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $29.40 | not published |
| Covenant Hospital Plainview | Plainview, TX | $29.40 | $4.80 – $5.22 |