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Methemalbumin Test

Virginia 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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 8 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$7.76 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$10.72 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $56Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $13professional $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
$10.23
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$22.39
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.22

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $10.23 · 34th 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.