CPT 0259U

Kidney function blood test using metabolite and cystatin C panel

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Neph ckd nuc mrs meas gfr

Payer pricing summary

Low

$139

Average

$467

Median

$540

High

$837

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All methodologies Case rate 33 Fee schedule 52 Per diem 0 Percent of billed charges 11 Other 18

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1	Aetna percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	13	$666	$678	$71	11%	—	$576 – $810
2	First Health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	13	$837	$837	—	—	—	$837 – $837
3	Medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	13	$707	$707	$41	6%	—	$666 – $747
4	MultiPlan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges · +1 other terms	13	$801	$801	—	—	—	$801 – $801
5	UnitedHealthcare percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges · +1 other terms	13	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
6	WellCare percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	13	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
7	Humana percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	4	$675	$675	—	—	—	$675 – $675
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges · +1 other terms	2	$153	$153	$38	25%	—	$108 – $205
9	Cigna percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges · +1 other terms	1	$495	$495	—	—	—	$495 – $495
10	Magellan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	1	$540	$540	—	—	—	$540 – $540

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