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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 July 2026.

How much does Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test cost?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 9 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$5.89$5.75 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$8.71 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $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
$6.17
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$16.98
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$10.47
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.59
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.46
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$21.38
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.48

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 32nd of 51

$6.76

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.