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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 October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.71$5.25 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$10.72 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $40Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $19professional $9

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
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$25.70
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$72.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$20.89
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.02
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$16.22
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$39.81
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.82

Where New York 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 York· 33rd of 51

$9.55

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.