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Methemalbumin Test

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$8.71$8.51 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$13.18 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $63Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $25professional $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
$9.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$25.12
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.70
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.49
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$31.62
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$18.62

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $10.00 · 35th 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.