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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Nebraska 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?

$3.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.51 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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$2.51$1.45 to $5.01
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$2.69 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $1 to $27Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $14
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $9professional $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
$4.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.16
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$4.47
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$4.37

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $3.55 · 3rd 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.