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Methemalbumin Test

Michigan 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $10.23 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$10.23$8.32 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.23$10.23 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $20Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $16
$5$10$20facility $10professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.19
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$15.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$38.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.94
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.16
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 30th of 51

$10.23

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.