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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Montana 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?

$5.01

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.01 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $5.37 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$4.79$3.80 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$5.37 to $7.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $52Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $5professional $5

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
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$22.91
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.47

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 13th of 51

$5.01

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.