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Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample

Tennessee 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?

$4.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.72 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.72$2.82 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$5.37 to $10.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $10professional $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
$3.55
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$1.12
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$6.03

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 35th of 51

$4.17

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.