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Urine Osmolality Test

Louisiana 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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$7.24$5.37 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$8.32 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $39Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $7

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
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$9.55

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 31st of 51

$8.32

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.