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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Arizona 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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$4.57$3.55 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$4.79 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $51Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $5

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
$5.89
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$4.37

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 20th of 51

$4.79

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.