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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Maine 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 Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.57 from a physician practice, and about $3.89 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$2.57$1.91 to $4.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.89$3.09 to $4.68

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $26Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50facility $4professional $3

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
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$5.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.57
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.59

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 35th 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.