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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

North Dakota 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$4.79$3.47 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$19.50 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $6 to $81Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $5

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
$6.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.75
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.50

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$17.78

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.