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Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test

Iowa 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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$7.24$5.50 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$7.24 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $21Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $48
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $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
$5.50
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.39
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.55
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$18.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$8.71

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.