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Urobilinogen In Urine

New York 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?

$3.72

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.16 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.16$1.86 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$4.47 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $20Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $8professional $3

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$10.00
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$21.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$8.71
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$6.61
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.59
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.01
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
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$0.76

Where New York 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.

New York· 32nd of 51

$3.72

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.