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Methemalbumin Test

Illinois 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$8.32 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$14.45 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $12 to $65Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $34
$5$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $9

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
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.14
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$89.13
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.48

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 12th of 51

$14.45

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.