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Methemalbumin Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 83857

A blood test that detects methemalbumin, a compound formed when material released from broken-down red blood cells binds to albumin, a protein in the blood. Its presence indicates that red cells have been destroyed inside the bloodstream itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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$9.12$6.46 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$12.30 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $17Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $18
$5$10$20facility $12professional $9

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
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$18.20

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 19th of 51

$12.30

AK $23.99NE $7.08

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.