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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 October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$10.00 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$16.22 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $54Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$5$10$20$50facility $21professional $12

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
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.49
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$50.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$23.44

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 4th of 51

$17.78

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.