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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 July 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 4 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$8.51$8.13 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$8.71 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $10
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $13professional $9

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
$8.71
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.14

Where West 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.

West Virginia $8.71 · 46th 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.