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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

Vermont 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.57$3.98 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$6.76 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $4 to $76Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$5$10$20$50facility $25professional $5

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
$5.13
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.62
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.08

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 12th of 51

$4.68

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.