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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.82 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.57 from a physician practice, and about $3.72 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 7 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$2.57$2.19 to $3.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.72$2.57 to $5.01

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $12Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $4professional $3

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
$1.86
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$1.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$4.07
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$51.29
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$3.02

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $2.82 · 6th 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.