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Stool Urobilinogen, Measured Amount

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 84577

A stool test that measures how much urobilinogen is present, a substance formed when the body breaks down old red blood cells and the liver passes the result into the bowel. A reduced amount can mean bile is not reaching the intestine, while a raised amount can mean red cells are breaking down faster than usual.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stool Urobilinogen, Measured Amount cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 6 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$13.49$13.18 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$13.49 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $56Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $13

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
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in South Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$13.49

SD $28.18CT $9.33

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.