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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 October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.13$6.46 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$9.77 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $35Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $23
$5$10$20facility $13professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.61

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 32nd of 51

$9.77

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.