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Methemalbumin Test

Florida 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$9.33$8.91 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$11.22 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $58Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $12
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $26professional $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
$9.77
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.02
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.59
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.38
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$83.18
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$14.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.72

Where Florida 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.

Florida $9.77 · 39th 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.