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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81005

This is a general urine test that checks for the presence of various substances using simple chemical methods, without using antibody-based testing techniques. It provides a quick check for things like sugar, protein, or blood in the urine.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Basic Urine Test (Qualitative) cost?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $8.32 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$4.90$2.82 to $5.01
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.32$6.03 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $2 to $26Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10$20facility $8professional $5

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
$7.24
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$25.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$8.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$22.91

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Kansas 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$4.90

KS $5.62DC $1.74

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.