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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

New Mexico 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 6 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$4.47$3.55 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$6.03 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $4 to $44Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $20
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $21professional $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
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.01
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$4.37

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 24th of 51

$4.57

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.