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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Mississippi 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?

$4.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 from a physician practice, and about $6.03 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.63$2.82 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.03$6.03 to $6.03

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10facility $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
$4.27
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.88
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$9.12

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$4.37

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.