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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Tennessee 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?

$3.16

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.02 from a physician practice, and about $5.62 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$3.02$2.00 to $4.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.62$2.63 to $6.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $2 to $11Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10facility $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
$2.40
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$5.75
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$4.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.47

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 37th of 51

$3.16

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.