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Methemalbumin Test

Nebraska 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$7.08$7.08 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$13.49 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $7 to $91Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $71
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $28professional $7

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
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.75
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$21.38

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $16.60 · 4th 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.