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Methemalbumin Test

Mississippi 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$7.41 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$18.62 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $19Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20
$5$10$20facility $19professional $11

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
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.37
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$21.88

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 2nd of 51

$18.62

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.