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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Iowa 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?

$2.82

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.82 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.63 from a physician practice, and about $3.89 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.63$2.19 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.89$2.63 to $5.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $4professional $3

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$3.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.76
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$11.22
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$37.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$4.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$2.82

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.