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Urine Osmolality Test

Iowa 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 7 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$12.30$6.17 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$10.47 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $56Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $45
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $12

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
$16.22
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.91
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$17.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$12.30

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.