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
URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICROSCOPIC
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $113 is 1673% above the median hospital's median price ($6), higher than 97% 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: 8 payers, 16 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 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.92 | $2.92 | $2.92 – $2.92 |
| 2 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.17 | $3.17 | $3.17 – $3.17 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.17 | $3.17 | $3.17 – $3.17 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.39 | $3.39 | $3.39 – $3.39 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.42 | $3.42 | $3.42 – $3.42 |
| 6 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.36 | $4.36 | $4.36 – $4.36 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.75 | $4.75 | $4.75 – $4.75 |
| 8 | Cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.86 | $6.86 | $6.86 – $6.86 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $83.20 | $81.03 | $75.59 – $83.20 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $93.33 | $83.66 | $37.82 – $93.33 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $93.33 | $90.89 | $84.79 – $93.33 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $102.51 | $91.89 | $41.54 – $102.51 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $102.51 | $99.83 | $93.13 – $102.51 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $125.46 | $112.46 | $50.84 – $125.46 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $130.05 | $116.57 | $52.70 – $130.05 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $125.46 | $122.18 | $113.98 – $125.46 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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