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
*HC ALBUMIN-BODY FLUID
Quitman, MS
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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $19 is 117% above the median hospital's median price ($9), higher than 70% 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: 11 payers, 23 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 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | $1 | 14% | — | $4 – $5 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $5 | $0 | 5% | — | $4 – $5 |
| 3 | Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 4 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 5 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $5 | $2 | 30% | — | $2 – $6 |
| 7 | Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $9 | $9 | $0 | 2% | — | $9 – $9 |
| 9 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 10 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 11 | MultiPlan all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 12 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $29 | $29 | $13 | 46% | — | $15 – $42 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $34 | $34 | $16 | 46% | — | $18 – $50 |
| 14 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $35 | $35 | $16 | 46% | — | $19 – $52 |
| 15 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $35 | $35 | $16 | 46% | — | $19 – $52 |
| 16 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $35 | $35 | $16 | 46% | — | $19 – $52 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $35 | $35 | $16 | 46% | — | $19 – $52 |
| 18 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $36 | $36 | $16 | 46% | — | $19 – $52 |
| 19 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $36 | $36 | $16 | 46% | — | $19 – $52 |
| 20 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $36 | $36 | $16 | 46% | — | $19 – $52 |
| 21 | Aetna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $40 | $40 | $18 | 46% | — | $21 – $58 |
| 22 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $46 | $46 | $21 | 46% | — | $25 – $67 |
| 23 | Bcbs Ms all payor other · outpatient | $49 | $49 | $22 | 46% | — | $26 – $71 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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