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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 October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.61$5.25 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$10.96 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $27Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $7

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
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.49
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$44.67
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$14.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.88
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.49

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$8.51

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.