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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 July 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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 6 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$8.51$8.13 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$9.12 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $58Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$0.2$1.0$5.0$20.0facility $17professional $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
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $9.12 · 43rd 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.