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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Utah 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 Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.80$2.95 to $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.24$3.98 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $28Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $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
$3.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.56
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$16.22
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.63
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.25
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.98

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Utah· 29th of 51

$3.98

AK $9.12DC $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.