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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 October 2026.

How much does Automated Urinalysis With Microscopic Exam cost?

$3.39

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.88 from a physician practice, and about $7.41 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.88$2.45 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.41$2.88 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $48Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $7professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.72
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$19.05
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$66.07
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$8.51

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 31st of 51

$3.39

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.