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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 October 2026.

How much does Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test cost?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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$5.37$4.07 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$5.75 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $33Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$5$10$20facility $9professional $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
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$1.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.94

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$5.75

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.