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Urine Test For A Bladder Cancer Marker

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 86386

A urine test that looks for a protein shed into the urine by bladder cancer cells. It helps in detecting bladder cancer and in checking whether it has returned after treatment, and is read alongside — not instead of — looking inside the bladder with a scope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Urine Test For A Bladder Cancer Marker cost?

$16.22

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$16.22$16.22 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$16.22 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $59Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $56
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $16professional $16

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
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$27.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in North Dakota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $16.22 · 49th of 51
ND $36.31FL $15.14

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.