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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $3.80 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 7 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$3.98$3.80 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.80$3.80 to $5.25

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$5$10$20facility $4professional $4

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
$3.47
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$10.47
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.03
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.57

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 38th 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.