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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

Utah 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?

$2.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.14 from a physician practice, and about $2.75 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$2.14$1.66 to $2.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.75$2.57 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $19Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$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
$2.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.55
Typical High
$0.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$3.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$9.77
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.82
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$6.03
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
$1.82
Typical High
$2.19

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 23rd of 51

$2.51

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.