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Methemalbumin Test

Montana 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$14.45$6.46 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$16.22 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $25Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$5$10$20$50facility $18professional $14

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.72

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 8th of 51

$15.49

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.