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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.57 from a physician practice, and about $3.39 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$2.57$2.04 to $4.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.39$2.45 to $4.17

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $3professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$2.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$11.75
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.02
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$2.57
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 19th 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.