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Urine Test For A Bladder Cancer Marker

Kentucky 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$17.38$8.71 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$17.78 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $52Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $24
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $22professional $17

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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $17.38 · 45th 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.