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Myoglobin Level Test

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 83874

This test measures the amount of myoglobin, a protein released into the bloodstream when muscle tissue is damaged, in a blood or urine sample. It is used to help detect significant muscle injury, such as after a crush injury, extreme physical exertion, or a heart attack, since damaged heart muscle also releases this protein. Results are reported as a specific measured amount rather than a simple positive or negative finding.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Myoglobin Level Test cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$7.59 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$14.45 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $48Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$10$20$50facility $17professional $13

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
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.39
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.50
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$20.42

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Kansas than in Maryland. 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.

Louisiana· 21st of 51

$14.45

KS $30.20MD $9.77

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.