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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 October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.59$7.41 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$12.30 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $8 to $54Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $8

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
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$2.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$30.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.02
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.12

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$8.32

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.