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Urea Nitrogen Clearance Test

Virginia 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?

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.01 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.01$3.55 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$7.24 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $10professional $5

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
$5.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.23
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.92
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
$2.69
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.29

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 45th of 51

$5.50

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.