Reddenda · Rate Intelligence · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

81002 under Aetna in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY: a flat fee schedule

Urinalysis, dipstick, non-automated · No dispersion to score. Flat fee schedule

• Aetna pays exactly $2.70 for CPT 81002 (Urinalysis, dipstick, non-automated) to 100% of the 9 providers indexed in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
• This cell has 9 individual rate records and 9 distinct providers, all converging on one number.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
• Because the rate is flat, there is no local percentile to claim here: every peer is paid the same, so "below median" is not a meaningful complaint against this specific file.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
• A rate change here would have to come from a fee-schedule renegotiation with Aetna directly, not a peer-comparison argument, since 100% of the local market already sits at the identical number.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
• Medicare's national non-facility rate for CPT 81002 is $2.46; Aetna's flat $2.70 is 110% of that Medicare rate.Source: the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule (45 CFR §147.212), which compels Aetna to publish this rate
• A federal No Surprises Act arbitrator may weigh up to four plan years of a provider's own contracted rate history and local market share when resolving a payment dispute (45 CFR §149.510(c)(4)(iii)(B)).Source: 45 CFR §149.510(c)(4)(iii)(B) (No Surprises Act IDR)

Modeled from Aetna's own published in-network rates, not guaranteed. Peer basis: same CPT, same payer file, same metro (CBSA); never a pooled payer family, never a national average. Page generated 2026-08-26 06:49 UTC.