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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 October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$6.17 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$14.13 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $44Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $21professional $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
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.82
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.45

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 14th of 51

$12.88

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.