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Automated Dipstick Urinalysis

Delaware rates for HCPCS 81003

A urine test that uses an automated instrument to read a chemically treated test strip, checking for substances such as sugar, protein, and blood that can point to infection, kidney problems, or other conditions. It does not include examining the urine sample under a microscope.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Automated Dipstick Urinalysis cost?

$2.34

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.34 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.34 from a physician practice, and about $4.37 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.34$1.86 to $3.09
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.37$1.86 to $5.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $1 to $6Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2$5$10facility $4professional $2

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
$1.86
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$14.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.16
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service + GC · Resident with teaching physician + QW · Waived lab test + SA · Nurse practitioner
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Vermont 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.

Delaware· 32nd of 51

$2.34

VT $37.15DC $1.82

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.