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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Rhode Island 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?

$3.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.31 from a physician practice, and about $4.79 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.31$2.88 to $5.25
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.79$4.27 to $6.46

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10facility $5professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.46
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.76

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$3.72

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.