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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Connecticut 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?

$2.19

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.19 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.58 from a physician practice, and about $3.09 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$1.58$1.10 to $2.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.09$2.51 to $4.68

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5$10facility $3professional $2

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.63
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$3.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.80
2 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$0.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.39
Typical High
$0.39

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 30th of 51

$2.19

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.