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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Rhode Island 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?

$3.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.31 from a physician practice, and about $3.89 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.31$2.40 to $4.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.89$3.80 to $6.46

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10facility $4professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.07
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.46
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.25

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 33rd of 51

$3.31

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.