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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 July 2026.

How much does Basic Urine Test (Qualitative) cost?

$2.82

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.82 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $1.95 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 6 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$4.90$2.82 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.95$1.95 to $2.19

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $12Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $11
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $2professional $5

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
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$22.91

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $2.82 · 7th of 51
HI $3.89DC $1.62

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.