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Methemalbumin Test

South Carolina 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 5 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$8.32$8.32 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$14.45 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $8 to $60Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $27professional $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
$8.32
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.14

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $9.33 · 42nd 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.