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Sodium Level, Urine

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 84300

This test measures the amount of sodium excreted in a urine sample. It helps clinicians evaluate the cause of an abnormal blood sodium level, assess hydration and salt balance, or check dietary salt intake. It is often ordered together with a blood sodium measurement for a more complete picture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sodium Level, Urine cost?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$4.37$4.07 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$8.32 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $4 to $52Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $25professional $4

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
$4.27
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.76
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $8.13 · 17th of 51
WV $47.86TN $4.47

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.