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Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam

West Virginia 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 July 2026.

How much does Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam cost?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.17$2.57 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$40.74 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $21 to $93Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $19
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $55professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$19.05
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$72.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$34.67

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in West Virginia than in Vermont. 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.

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$51.29

WV $51.29VT $2.75

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.