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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

New Jersey 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?

$3.39

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.82 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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$2.82$2.45 to $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$8.71 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $4 to $339Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$10$50$200facility $13professional $3

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
$2.45
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$0.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$467.74
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.63
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.47

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 44th of 51

$3.39

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.