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Methemalbumin Test

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 8 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$6.31 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$10.72 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $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
$8.71
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$44.67
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$20.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.18
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.14

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 31st 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.