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Methemalbumin Test

South Dakota 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$7.59 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$12.30 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 20th of 51

$12.30

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.