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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

Utah 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?

$3.63

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.16 from a physician practice, and about $3.98 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.16$2.45 to $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.98$3.80 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $28Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50facility $4professional $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
$3.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$14.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.07
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.94
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
$2.69
Typical High
$3.16

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 24th of 51

$3.63

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.