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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 October 2026.

How much does Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample cost?

$4.27

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.07$3.72 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$4.79 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $35Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $8professional $4

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
$3.89
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$0.85
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$11.22
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$6.92
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.08
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$16.22
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.37
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$0.81
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$8.32

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 33rd of 51

$4.27

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.