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Methemalbumin Test

Louisiana 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$12.02$9.12 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$12.88 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $39Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $15professional $12

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
$14.45
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$15.14

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $13.18 · 10th 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.