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Stool Urobilinogen, Measured Amount

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 8 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 $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$20.42 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $14 to $74Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $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
$14.13
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$24.55
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$50.12
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 29th 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.