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Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample cost?

$3.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.55 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.55$3.55 to $3.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$5.75 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $37Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $11professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$38.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$8.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $3.55 · 51st of 51
OK $11.75DC $3.55

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.