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Methemalbumin Test

Iowa 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$8.32 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$12.88 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $11

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.14
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 17th of 51

$12.88

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.