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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 October 2026.

How much does Urinalysis with Microscopic Exam, Manual cost?

$3.72

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.31 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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$3.31$2.63 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$5.89 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $32Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10$20facility $10professional $3

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.41
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$19.50
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$8.51

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 41st of 51

$3.72

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.