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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 October 2026.

How much does Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual cost?

$3.80

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.39 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.39$2.69 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$6.17 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $4 to $39Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $19professional $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
$3.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.62
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.01
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.17
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.98

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 37th of 51

$3.80

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.