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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Louisiana 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?

$2.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.29 from a physician practice, and about $4.17 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.29$1.82 to $2.63
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.17$2.88 to $6.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1$2$5$10facility $4professional $2

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
$2.29
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.59
Typical High
$2.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.42
Median
$0.52
Typical High
$0.56
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.24
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$2.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$3.63

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 15th of 51

$2.69

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.