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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

New Mexico 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?

$2.57

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.04 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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$1.78 to $2.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$3.80 to $15.85

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $2 to $21Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1$2$5$10$20facility $10professional $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
$1.62
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.02
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.37
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.75
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$4.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.19

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 20th of 51

$2.57

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.