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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Kentucky 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?

$2.04

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.04 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.04 from a physician practice, and about $2.19 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.04$1.32 to $2.82
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.19$1.82 to $3.63

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5$10facility $2professional $2

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$3.09
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
$0.91
Typical High
$1.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.49

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 41st of 51

$2.04

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.