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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

How much does Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam cost?

$2.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.88 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 6 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$2.88$2.69 to $3.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$5.37 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $74Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $8professional $3

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
$3.98
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.01
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.79
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$3.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.62

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in West Virginia than in Vermont. 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.

Connecticut· 50th of 51

$2.95

WV $51.29VT $2.75

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.