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Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample

Maryland 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?

$3.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.16 to $3.80.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10facility $3professional $4

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.07
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
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
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.71

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$3.55

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.