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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $4.79 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.98$2.63 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.79$3.98 to $8.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $5professional $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
$4.27
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$1.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.79
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$5.37

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$4.27

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.