Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy)
Facility: Cherokee Medical Center
Billing Code: 81001 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ 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). Cherokee Medical Center charges insurers about $6, or about $38 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Gaffney, SC.
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.
4 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 | $4 | 126% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3 - $18 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $3 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $3 - $6 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $3 | 95% |
| Health Net | $9 | 284% |
| Molina | $6 | 189% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $3 |
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 Cherokee Medical Center
Compare: Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) at other SC hospitals
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital · Seneca $3
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $3
- Anmed Health · Anderson $3
- Colleton Medical Center · Walterboro $3
- Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital · Spartanburg $3
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $3
- Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital · Clinton $3
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $3
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.