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Methemalbumin Test

New Hampshire 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$11.22$6.92 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$20.42 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $15 to $62Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $35professional $11

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
$15.14
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$30.90
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$26.92

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $16.22 · 6th 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.