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Methemalbumin Test

Kansas 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 5 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$9.12 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$11.75 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $25Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $18professional $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
$11.48
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.05

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $11.48 · 22nd 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.