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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Nebraska 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.98$3.63 to $4.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$21.38 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $6 to $38Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $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
$2.63
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$12.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.41
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.94

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 2nd of 51

$8.91

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.