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Unlisted Urine Test

North Carolina 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$11.48 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$25.12 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $24 to $162Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $3 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $13

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 24th of 47

$25.12

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.