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Methemalbumin Test

Oklahoma 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 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 4 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$7.94$5.50 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$8.13 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $27Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $11professional $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
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.33

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $10.00 · 36th 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.