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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 July 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 6 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$17.78$8.32 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$19.95 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $21Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $21professional $18

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
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.14
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.62
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $20.89 · 1st 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.