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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $10.47 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 6 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 $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$3.98 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $29Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $10professional $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
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.59
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$8.91

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 42nd 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.