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Methemalbumin Test

Oregon 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$11.75$10.47 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$11.75 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $4 to $23
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $12

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
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$41.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.88

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 16th of 51

$12.88

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.