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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 October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.41$5.37 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$10.72 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $16professional $7

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
$10.23
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.32
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.22
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.04

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 47th of 51

$8.51

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.