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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Montana 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?

$4.27

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $5.13 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.27$2.82 to $4.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.13$4.27 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $60Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $5professional $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
$19.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.41
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.75
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$9.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$3.16

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 17th of 51

$4.27

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.