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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

North Carolina 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?

$4.47

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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$4.17$3.24 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$3.55 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $48Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100facility $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
$3.24
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$11.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$3.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$5.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.61
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.47
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$4.47

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.