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Basic Urine Test (Qualitative)

West Virginia 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?

$1.95

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.91 from a physician practice, and about $1.95 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.91$1.51 to $4.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.95$1.95 to $3.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $6
$1$2$5$10facility $2professional $2

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
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$5.89

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 47th of 51

$1.95

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.