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Methemalbumin Test

Connecticut 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$5.50 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$12.59 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $28Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $7

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.38
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 28th of 51

$10.72

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.