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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 October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$6.46$6.46 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$19.05 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $6 to $55Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $6

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
$7.08
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$29.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$21.38

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 51st of 51

$7.08

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.