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Methemalbumin Test

New York 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 9 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$8.32$6.46 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$10.72 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$23.99
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$72.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$29.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$20.89
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$24.55
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$30.90
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$37.15

Where New York 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 York· 30th of 51

$10.23

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.