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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81001

A urine test that uses an automated instrument to read a chemical test strip for substances like sugar, protein, and blood, combined with a microscopic examination of the urine sample to look directly for cells, crystals, or other particles. It provides a more complete picture than the strip test alone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$4.47 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$15.49 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $9 to $219Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $23
$10$100$1Kfacility $60professional $7

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
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.68
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$38.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$33.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 6th of 51

$13.18

MN $56.23DC $2.51

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.