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Methemalbumin Test

West 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$7.59$6.31 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$10.47 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $29
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$28.84

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$8.71

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.