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Methemalbumin Test

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $28.84 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$10.00 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$10.72 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $11 to $79Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $29professional $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
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$79.43
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.99

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $10.72 · 29th 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.