Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy)
Facility: Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Billing Code: 81001 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $8 compared to the $5 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.60× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) is about $5 (about 1.7× the $3 Medicare rate). Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York charges insurers about $8, or about $46 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Troy, NY.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $5. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 - $108 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3 - $21 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $3 - $21 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $11 - $49 | 347% |
| Humanamajor | $3 - $21 | 95% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| AmeriHealth | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| AvMed | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Bright Health | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| CareSource | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Clover Health | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Dean Health Plan | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Fidelis Care | $6 - $21 | 189% |
| Friday Health | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| GEHA | $10 - $21 | 315% |
| Geisinger | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $8 - $21 | 252% |
| Health Net | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| HealthLink | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| HealthPartners | $11 - $49 | 347% |
| Independent Health | $11 - $92 | 347% |
| MagnaCare | $11 - $92 | 347% |
| Medica | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Medical Mutual | $10 - $21 | 315% |
| Meridian | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Moda Health | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Molina | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| MVP Health Care | $3 - $21 | 95% |
| Oscar Health | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| PacificSource | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Paramount | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Presbyterian | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Priority Health | $11 - $49 | 347% |
| Providence Health Plan | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Security Health Plan | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| SelectHealth | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Sentara | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $11 - $49 | 347% |
| UCare | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| UniCare | $8 - $21 | 252% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| WellCare | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| WellMed | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| WellSense | $11 - $21 | 347% |
| + 1047 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $108 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
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
- Wynn Hospital · Utica $3
- Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus · Brooklyn $3
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $3
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $22
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $22).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($46) Beats Your Bill
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $46 (vs. $8 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $5 Fair BaseRate ($3 Medicare)
Your bill ($60) is $55 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($5) and 20.0× the $3 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.