CMS Price Transparency Data
Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy)
Facility: Elmhurst Hospital Center
Billing Code: 81001 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$11
about 3.7× the $3 Medicare rate · typically $4–$41
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $3 Fair price $11 Hospital's list price $15
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✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $5 - $37 | 158% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $67 | 315% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $11 | 63% |
| Fidelis Care | $3 - $67 | 95% |
| MagnaCare | $4 | 126% |
| Oscar Health | $5 | 158% |
| WellCare | $9 | 284% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $67 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Elmhurst Hospital Center
Compare: Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) at other NY hospitals
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $2
- Kaleida Health · Buffalo $3
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $3
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center · Jamaica $3
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $3
- United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $3
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $3
- Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake · Saranac Lake $3
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.