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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Nebraska 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.16 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$3.16$2.69 to $3.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$12.88 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $5 to $74Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $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
$2.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$7.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.75
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 3rd of 51

$21.38

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.