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Urine Osmolality Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 83935

This laboratory test measures the concentration of dissolved particles in a urine sample, reflecting how well the kidneys are concentrating or diluting urine. It is used to help evaluate kidney function, hydration status, and certain hormone-related conditions affecting fluid balance.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Urine Osmolality Test cost?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $7.76 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 5 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$6.46$5.62 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.76$7.24 to $12.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $58Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8
$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $6

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
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$9.55

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 40th of 51

$7.24

WV $29.51DC $5.75

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.