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Methemalbumin Test

Tennessee 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.51$5.62 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$12.02 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $8 to $39Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $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
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.57
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.49

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 39th of 51

$8.91

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.