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Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 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 $10.96 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$5.37$5.37 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$6.17 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $28Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $7
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $11professional $5

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
$5.37
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.33

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $5.75 · 46th of 51
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.