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Sodium Level, Urine

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Sodium Level, Urine cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.01 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.01$3.98 to $7.94
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$15.14 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $6 to $59Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$6.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.76
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

South Carolina· 11th of 51

$7.08

VT $35.48MD $3.80

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.