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Methemalbumin Test

Washington 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$10.00$9.77 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$11.22 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $45Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $17professional $10

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
$10.00
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$70.79
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$29.51
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$19.50

Where Washington 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.

Washington $11.48 · 24th 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.