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Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample

Pennsylvania 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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 9 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$3.89$3.72 to $4.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$6.46 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $4 to $28Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $12professional $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
$4.07
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$11.22
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.22
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.92
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$14.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$37.15
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.32

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $4.57 · 32nd 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.