CMS Price Transparency Data
Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy)
Facility: CHI St Alexius Health
Billing Code: 81001 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$7
about 2.3× the $3 Medicare rate · typically $4–$10
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $3 Fair price $7 Cash price $28 Hospital's list price $55
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $3 - $7 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3 | 95% |
| Humanamajor | $3 | 95% |
| HealthPartners | $41 | 1293% |
| Medica | $3 - $41 | 95% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $9 | 284% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $3 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at CHI St Alexius Health
Compare: Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) at other ND hospitals
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $3
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $3
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $3
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $3
- Essentia Health · Fargo $3
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo · Fargo $3
- McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc · Watford City $6
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.