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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Arkansas 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $4.57 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.07$3.24 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.57$4.57 to $5.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $6Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10facility $5professional $4

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$5.62
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.03
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in North Carolina. 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.

Arkansas· 14th of 51

$4.57

AK $9.12NC $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.