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Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test

North Carolina 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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 6 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$5.75$5.75 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$6.03 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $24Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $7professional $6

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
$5.75
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$9.33
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $5.75 · 45th of 51
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.