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Unlisted Urine Test

California rates for HCPCS 81099

A laboratory examination of a urine sample that has no standard named entry of its own. It is used when a laboratory performs an uncommon or newly developed urine analysis for which no established named test exists. The laboratory supplies a written description of what was actually measured.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Urine Test cost?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$19.95 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$38.02 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $22 to $93Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $5 to $1,698
$5$20$100$500facility $51professional $100

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$104.71
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 144.5 times more in Iowa than in Indiana. 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.

California· 10th of 47

$51.29

IA $151IN $1.05

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.