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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

North Dakota 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?

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.50 from a physician practice, and about $3.80 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$5.50$4.07 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.80$2.82 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $68Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $4professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.71
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.50

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$5.50

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.