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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 July 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 5 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$13.80$12.30 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$13.49 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $71
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $16professional $14

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$61.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$15.14

Where Montana 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.

Montana $15.14 · 8th 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.