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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Delaware 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?

$3.16

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.09 from a physician practice, and about $3.31 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.09$2.57 to $4.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.31$2.63 to $6.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10facility $3professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$19.05
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.47

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 38th of 51

$3.16

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.