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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Minnesota 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?

$2.19

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 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 $5.62 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 6 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$2.19$2.19 to $2.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.62$2.19 to $8.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $2 to $16Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $3
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $6professional $2

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
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$4.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.17
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.85
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$4.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$4.79

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $2.19 · 40th 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.