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Methemalbumin Test

Arizona 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 July 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 5 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$8.71$7.24 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$11.75 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $47Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $71
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $22professional $9

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
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$14.79

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $8.71 · 47th of 51
SD $20.89DC $8.13

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.