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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 July 2026.

How much does Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test cost?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.50 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$5.50$5.25 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$9.55 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $5 to $36Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $5

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
$4.57
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$8.71
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.76

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota 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.

Colorado· 33rd of 51

$6.76

SD $13.49DC $5.37

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.