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Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test

Pennsylvania 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.89$5.37 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$7.24 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $49Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $12professional $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
$5.89
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.23
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.22
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$10.47
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.72
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$24.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.23
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$44.67
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$11.48

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 33rd of 51

$6.17

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.