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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Illinois 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?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.47 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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$3.47$3.09 to $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$5.50 to $15.85

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $26Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $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
$3.31
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.37
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.17
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$39.81
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.47
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$2.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$2.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.66
Typical High
$0.79

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 26th of 51

$3.98

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.