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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Ohio 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?

$4.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $5.25 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.07$2.95 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.25$4.17 to $7.94

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $5professional $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
$4.07
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$13.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.46
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$4.57
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$5.75
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$16.98
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$5.75
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.79
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.79
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$2.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$2.63

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 24th of 51

$4.07

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.