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Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test

South 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 5 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$5.62$5.62 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$7.76 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $6 to $36Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8
$5$10$20$50facility $18professional $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
$5.62
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.33

Where South 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. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 48th of 51

$5.75

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.