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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Tennessee 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?

$3.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $6.17 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$3.24$3.02 to $4.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.17$3.39 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $60Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $6professional $3

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
$3.02
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$5.75
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.47

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 49th of 51

$3.55

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.