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Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual

West Virginia 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?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 5 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$3.80$3.24 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$8.13 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $5 to $575Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $29professional $4

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
$6.03
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$8.91
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$19.50
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$4.47

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 2nd of 51

$6.46

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.