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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Oregon 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.72 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.72$3.09 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$4.27 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $63Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$10$50$200facility $8professional $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
$3.09
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$19.95
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.80

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 14th of 51

$4.79

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.