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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 October 2026.

How much does Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test cost?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$7.24$5.01 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$14.45 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $41Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $7

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
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.75
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$8.32
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$8.71
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.15

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 15th of 51

$8.32

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.