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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Iowa 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.80$3.16 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.71$4.90 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $60Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $9professional $4

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
$2.45
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.76
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$8.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.17
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$4.79

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.