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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

South Dakota 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 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 $7.59 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$4.47$3.47 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$4.57 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $59Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $4

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$16.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.79
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$4.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$4.57

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.