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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 July 2026.

How much does Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual cost?

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $2.95 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.62$4.17 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.95$2.95 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $56Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$20$100$500facility $3professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$16.22
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$33.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in New Hampshire than in Florida. 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· 8th of 51

$5.13

NH $6.61FL $3.02

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.