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Methemalbumin Test

Washington, DC 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$8.13$8.13 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$8.13 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $74Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $37
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $18professional $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
$8.13
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$18.20

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $8.13 · 51st 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.