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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Iowa 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $6.17 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$4.47$3.98 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.17$4.79 to $9.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20$50$100facility $6professional $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
$3.16
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$17.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.22
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$4.79

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.