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Mucopolysaccharide Urine Screen

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 83866

A screening test for mucopolysaccharides - long sugar chains, also called glycosaminoglycans, that the body uses to build cartilage, skin and other connective tissue - in a urine sample. It shows whether the amount looks higher than expected rather than reporting an exact figure. A raised result suggests one of the inherited storage disorders in which the body cannot break these chains down properly.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mucopolysaccharide Urine Screen cost?

$20.42

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.85 to $42.66.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $7 to $43Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $63
$10$20$50facility $20professional $19

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
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in South Dakota than in Alaska. 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.

North Carolina· 6th of 50

$20.42

SD $26.30AK $8.51

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.