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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Florida 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?

$2.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.86 from a physician practice, and about $6.03 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 8 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$1.86$1.78 to $2.04
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.03$2.40 to $8.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $2 to $13Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $6professional $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
$1.95
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$3.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$3.39
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.51
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$5.01
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$16.98
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$3.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$3.02
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$2.19

Where Florida 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.

Florida $2.00 · 47th 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.