Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $6 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($9), higher than 32% of the 2,677 hospitals reporting CPT 82040. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 39 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 5 | Humana commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 6 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 7 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 8 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 10 | Anthem medicare|imperial fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 17 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $8 | $8 | $0 | 0% | 3–30 | $8 – $8 |
| 18 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $9 | $1 | 13% | — | $8 – $10 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial|localplus fee schedule · outpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $12 | $13 | $5 | 36% | — | $8 – $19 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $12 | $13 | $5 | 36% | — | $8 – $19 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $12 | $13 | $5 | 36% | — | $8 – $19 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $14 | $15 | 110% | — | $2 – $35 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio calpers fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $18 | $20 | 111% | — | $3 – $46 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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