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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Ohio 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?

$2.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.51 from a physician practice, and about $2.88 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.51$1.10 to $2.40
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.88$2.29 to $4.37

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5
$1$2$5$10facility $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
$2.19
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$1.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.87
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.35
Median
$0.41
Typical High
$3.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$2.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$2.51
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$3.09
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$8.51
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$3.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.63
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.09

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 46th of 51

$2.00

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.