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Methemalbumin Test

New Jersey 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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$9.12$8.32 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$16.22 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $11 to $148Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $31
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $24professional $9

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
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$30.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.02
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.49

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $12.88 · 11th 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.