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Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test

Louisiana 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.03$3.89 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$9.55 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $27Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20facility $14professional $6

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
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.86
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.00
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$9.33

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$8.71

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.