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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 October 2026.

How much does Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual cost?

$5.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.37$3.63 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.03$5.37 to $6.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50facility $6professional $5

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
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.03
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.94
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$11.75
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.98

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 9th of 51

$5.37

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.