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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

South 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$3.80$2.95 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$33.11 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $12 to $170Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$10$50$200facility $66professional $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
$19.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.47
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$3.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$20.42

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.