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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Nevada 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 Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.19 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.70 from a physician practice, and about $2.51 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.70$1.29 to $2.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.51$2.19 to $3.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $3professional $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
$1.70
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$1.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$3.09
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.55
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.76
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$4.17

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 37th 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.