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Urobilinogen In Urine

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Urobilinogen In Urine cost?

$2.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.69 from a physician practice, and about $4.27 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.69$2.57 to $4.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.27$3.63 to $8.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $50Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50facility $4professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.31
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$4.90
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
$0.98
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.89

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$2.95

AK $10.00KY $2.95

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.