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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 October 2026.

How much does Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample cost?

$3.24

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.82 from a physician practice, and about $3.80 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$2.82$0.76 to $3.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.80$3.80 to $10.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $22Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $0 to $6
$0.5$1$2$5$10$20facility $4professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.81
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$3.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$7.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$4.79

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 50th of 51

$3.24

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.