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Methemalbumin Test

Texas 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 9 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$8.13$6.61 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$10.72 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $7 to $55Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $16professional $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
$7.08
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.14
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$11.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.45

Where Texas 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.

Texas $10.72 · 28th 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.