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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 October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.71$8.32 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$10.72 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $79Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $18professional $9

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
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.91
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.70
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$15.49
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$36.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$18.62

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 35th of 51

$9.33

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.