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Methemalbumin Test

North Carolina 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$8.51$7.24 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$8.51 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $49Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $9

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
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.86
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$39.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.79

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$8.51

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.