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Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 84545

A test that compares the amount of urea nitrogen, a waste product left over from breaking down protein, in the blood and in urine collected over a set period. The comparison shows how effectively the kidneys are clearing that waste out of the blood.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test cost?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.01 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.01$3.02 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$13.18 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $5 to $33Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $21professional $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
$7.24
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.23
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$28.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.37
2 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
$2.69
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$1.45

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas than in Kentucky. 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.

Colorado· 23rd of 51

$7.24

KS $20.89KY $5.13

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.