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Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 83070

Checks a sample for hemosiderin, a form of stored iron that appears when red blood cells have been breaking apart inside the bloodstream. The result is reported simply as present or absent rather than as a measured amount.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample cost?

$4.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $6.76 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.24$2.40 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.76$5.50 to $10.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $7professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.94
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$8.32
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$0.85

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Connecticut· 31st of 51

$4.47

AK $10.72NE $3.16

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.