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Urobilinogen In Urine

Pennsylvania 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?

$4.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 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 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$3.63$3.47 to $4.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$5.37 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $20Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8professional $4

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
$3.80
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$10.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$6.46
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.85
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$13.18
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$36.31
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.76

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $4.17 · 29th 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.