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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 October 2026.

How much does Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual cost?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $8.13 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.24$2.40 to $4.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$3.89 to $9.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10facility $8professional $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
$3.24
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$2.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.60
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$6.03
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.47

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 32nd of 51

$3.98

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.