Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy
Boston, MA
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Boston Medical Center’s median price of $3 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($6), higher than 18% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 81001. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 15 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Medicaid bmc hb mass medicaid fee schedule · both | $2.80 | $2.80 | $2.80 – $2.80 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare bmc hb united healthcare commercial fee schedule · both | $2.85 | $2.85 | $2.85 – $2.85 |
| 3 | Aetna bmc hb medicare - no ime fee schedule · both | $3.17 | $3.17 | $3.17 – $3.17 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bmc hb medicare - no ime fee schedule · both | $3.17 | $3.17 | $3.17 – $3.17 |
| 5 | Humana bmc hb medicare - no ime fee schedule · both | $3.17 | $3.17 | $3.17 – $3.17 |
| 6 | Medicare bmc hb medicare fee schedule · both | $3.17 | $3.17 | $3.17 – $3.17 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare bmc hb medicare - no ime fee schedule · both | $3.17 | $3.17 | $3.17 – $3.17 |
| 8 | WellCare bmc hb wellcare (104% of medicare - no ime - ct & nh only) fee schedule · both | $3.30 | $3.30 | $3.30 – $3.30 |
| 9 | Cigna bmc hb cigna fee schedule · both | $3.50 | $3.50 | $3.50 – $3.50 |
| 10 | Tricare bmc hb tricare fee schedule · both | $3.82 | $3.82 | $3.82 – $3.82 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bmc hb blue cross fee schedule · both | $6.30 | $6.30 | $6.30 – $6.30 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare bmc hb harvard pilgrim fee schedule · both | $8.65 | $8.65 | $8.65 – $8.65 |
| 13 | Cigna bmc hb tufts ppo fee schedule · both | $8.66 | $8.66 | $8.66 – $8.66 |
| 14 | Aetna bmc hb aetna percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.72 | $16.72 | $16.72 – $16.72 |
| 15 | Aetna bmc hb aetna student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $18.58 | $18.58 | $18.58 – $18.58 |
Last updated: Mar 13, 2026
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