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Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample

North Carolina 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?

$3.80

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $4.17 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 6 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$3.80$3.72 to $4.27
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.17$3.80 to $10.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $16Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0facility $4professional $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
$0.85
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$4.79
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $3.80 · 48th 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.