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Methemalbumin Test

Idaho 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$10.72$10.00 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$10.72 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $19professional $11

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
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.49
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$42.66
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$17.78

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $12.30 · 19th 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.