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Stool Urobilinogen, Measured Amount

New York 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 9 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$11.48$9.33 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$16.98 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $13 to $46Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $29
$5$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $11

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
$29.51
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$33.88
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$81.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$42.66
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$32.36
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$38.02
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$37.15
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$44.67

Where New York 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.

New York· 32nd of 51

$15.85

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.