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Methemalbumin Test

Nevada 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$5.25 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$10.72 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $39Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$10$100$1Kfacility $13professional $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
$17.78
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.88

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 27th of 51

$10.72

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.