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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Washington, DC 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?

$1.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.62 from a physician practice, and about $3.55 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 5 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$1.62$1.62 to $1.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.55$1.62 to $7.94

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $15Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $4professional $2

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
$1.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$16.22
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$3.24

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$1.62

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.