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Methemalbumin Test

Maine 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 6 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$10.72$8.13 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$10.72 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $98Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $17professional $11

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
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.49
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$47.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38

Where Maine 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.

Maine $10.72 · 27th 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.