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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Colorado 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?

$4.27

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.82 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$2.82$2.40 to $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$7.24 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $3 to $19Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $12professional $3

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
$3.09
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$5.62
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.51
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.98
2 more rates 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$2.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.79

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 21st of 51

$4.27

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.