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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Michigan 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?

$2.19

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.19 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.19 from a physician practice, and about $2.09 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$2.19$1.82 to $2.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.09$2.04 to $3.16

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$1$2$5$10$20facility $2professional $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
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$0.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.42
Typical High
$0.44
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$4.47
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$3.09
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$8.51
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$0.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.72
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.02
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$0.41
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.09

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 33rd of 51

$2.19

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.