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Urobilinogen In Urine

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 84578

Checks a urine sample for urobilinogen, a substance formed when the body breaks down worn-out red blood cells and the liver processes the pigment that results. Levels that are higher or lower than expected can point to liver disease, a blocked bile duct, or red blood cells being destroyed faster than normal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Urobilinogen In Urine cost?

$3.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.39 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 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$3.39$3.39 to $3.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$3.39 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $20Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $8professional $3

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
$3.39
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$34.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$4.90

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $3.39 · 49th of 51
AK $10.00CT $3.09

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.