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Methemalbumin Test

New Mexico 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 4 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$8.13$8.13 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$9.77 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $7 to $35Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $71
$5$10$20$50facility $16professional $8

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.62
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.13

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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 Mexico· 25th of 51

$11.48

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.