Albumin Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 78 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 82040. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $17.54
📉 Low $4.20
📈 High $665
🏥 78 hospitals
🏛️ 65 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Tennessee
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 78 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Cigna | UHC | Humana | Centene | Devoted | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH |
$4.20 | $5.30 | $5.46 | $3.22 | $3.24 | — | $7.95 | — | — |
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$4.50 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $3.17 | $5.10 | $5.20 | $5.20 | — |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$4.65 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $3.17 | $5.10 | $5.20 | $5.20 | — |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$4.65 | $5.57 | $5.57 | $5.57 | $3.17 | $5.46 | $5.57 | $5.57 | — |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$4.65 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $3.17 | $5.10 | $5.20 | $5.20 | — |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$4.65 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $3.17 | $5.10 | $5.20 | $5.20 | — |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$4.65 | $5.57 | $5.57 | $5.57 | $3.80 | $5.46 | $5.57 | $5.57 | — |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$4.65 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $3.17 | $5.10 | $5.20 | $5.20 | — |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$4.80 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $5.20 | $3.17 | $5.10 | $5.20 | $5.20 | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$6.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE |
$6.44 | $9.11 | — | — | $4.46 | — | — | — | — |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$6.64 | — | — | $5.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$8.51 | $6.38 | $6.44 | $10.83 | $4.95 | $10.90 | $10.73 | $11.27 | $10.73 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$8.51 | $4.95 | $6.44 | $10.83 | $3.51 | $26.69 | $26.27 | $27.58 | $26.27 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$8.51 | $4.95 | $6.44 | $10.83 | $3.51 | $26.69 | $26.27 | $27.58 | $26.27 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$8.70 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $5.20 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $5.25 | $5.20 | $4.95 |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$8.70 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $5.20 | $4.21 | $4.95 | $5.25 | $5.20 | $4.95 |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$8.70 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $5.20 | $3.51 | $4.95 | $5.25 | $5.20 | $4.95 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$8.70 | $5.10 | $4.95 | $5.20 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $5.25 | $5.20 | $4.95 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$8.70 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $5.20 | $4.21 | $4.95 | $5.25 | $5.20 | $4.95 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$8.70 | $5.10 | $4.95 | $5.20 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $5.25 | $5.20 | $4.95 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$8.70 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $5.20 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $5.25 | $5.20 | $4.95 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$8.70 | $5.00 | $4.95 | $5.20 | $2.52 | $4.95 | $5.25 | $5.20 | $4.95 |
| BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA |
$9.00 | — | $30.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PENINSULA HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$9.45 | $5.20 | $4.44 | $5.20 | — | $5.10 | $5.20 | $5.20 | — |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS MEMPHIS |
$9.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER |
$10.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL BARTLETT BARTLETT |
$12.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$12.18 | $9.86 | $5.54 | $5.35 | $4.95 | $4.69 | $4.95 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$12.18 | $9.86 | $5.54 | $5.35 | $4.95 | $4.69 | $4.95 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$12.18 | — | $5.54 | $5.35 | $4.95 | $4.69 | $4.95 | — | — |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$13.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$14.00 | $4.95 | $5.05 | $4.95 | $1.78 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $5.15 | $5.25 |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$15.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$15.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$15.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$15.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$15.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY |
$17.54 | $4.95 | $5.05 | $6.93 | $4.46 | $4.95 | $6.44 | — | $4.95 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL SEWELL DR SPARTA |
$17.54 | $4.95 | $5.05 | $6.93 | $4.46 | $4.95 | $6.44 | — | $4.95 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE |
$17.54 | $4.95 | $5.05 | $6.93 | $4.46 | $4.95 | $6.44 | — | $4.95 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$17.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE |
$17.54 | $4.95 | $5.05 | $6.93 | $4.46 | $4.95 | $6.44 | — | $4.95 |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL HARDING PK NASHVILLE |
$17.54 | $5.15 | $5.05 | — | $4.95 | $4.95 | $6.44 | — | $4.65 |
| MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$17.82 | $8.61 | $25.25 | $8.61 | $3.06 | $8.61 | $8.61 | — | — |
| WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER WAYNESBORO |
$18.45 | $3.51 | $5.35 | $5.20 | $2.70 | $4.69 | $5.20 | — | $5.20 |
| MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$18.45 | $3.51 | $5.10 | $4.95 | $2.70 | $4.69 | $5.10 | — | $4.95 |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SEWANEE HOSPITAL ROAD WINCHESTER |
$19.31 | $74.00 | $55.00 | $52.20 | $40.40 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER LEWISBURG |
$20.50 | $3.51 | $5.10 | $4.95 | $3.38 | $4.95 | $5.10 | — | $4.95 |
| VITRUVIAN HEALTH BRADLEY MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND |
$21.00 | $4.95 | $5.10 | $7.51 | $4.46 | — | $5.15 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$22.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$27.78 | $13.06 | — | $32.68 | — | $12.94 | — | — | — |
| NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL NASVILLE |
$32.40 | $4.95 | $29.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER FRANKLIN |
$35.84 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $3.38 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$36.11 | $14.90 | $31.10 | $9.81 | $4.95 | $100 | $215 | $103 | $100 |
| UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$37.60 | $10.45 | — | — | $6.06 | — | — | — | $4.85 |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$40.65 | $12.00 | $3.71 | $6.44 | $2.08 | $4.85 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.85 |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE |
$42.08 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $64.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | $16.00 |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$61.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$61.85 | $74.00 | $51.00 | $52.20 | $40.40 | $74.00 | $300 | $103 | $100 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 82040, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $31.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 78 Tennessee hospitals above publish for Albumin — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does albumin cost in Tennessee?
- Cash prices for albumin (CPT 82040) in Tennessee range from $4.20 to $665, with a median of $17.54. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest albumin in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $4.20. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Tennessee facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 82040 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.