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Methemalbumin Test

Colorado 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 7 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$8.32$7.94 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$14.13 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $8 to $54Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$5$10$20$50facility $28professional $8

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
$6.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.88
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.39
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.00

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Colorado· 33rd of 51

$10.23

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.