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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81000

This is a urine test that uses a dipstick or reagent strip to check for things like protein, blood, glucose, and infection markers, combined with a manual look under the microscope at cells, crystals, and other particles in the urine. It is a basic screening test used to help evaluate urinary symptoms, kidney function, or general health.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual cost?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.12$4.17 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$13.49 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $4 to $65Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $17professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.22
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$33.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$9.12

AK $9.12DC $3.24

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.