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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Connecticut 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?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.88 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 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 5 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$2.88$2.88 to $4.27
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$4.07 to $8.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10facility $6professional $3

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
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.03
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.08

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 39th of 51

$3.98

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.