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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Mississippi 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?

$3.63

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.39 from a physician practice, and about $5.75 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.39$2.24 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.75$5.75 to $5.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20$50facility $6professional $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
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.24
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$9.12

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 25th of 51

$3.63

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.