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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Oklahoma 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?

$3.09

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.09 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.63 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 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$2.63$2.19 to $3.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$3.63 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $2 to $60Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $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
$2.34
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$3.98
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$3.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$3.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.16

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 45th of 51

$3.09

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.