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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81015

This laboratory test examines a urine sample under a microscope to look for cells, crystals, bacteria, or other particles that can indicate a urinary tract or kidney problem. It is often performed as a follow-up to a basic urine screening test.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination cost?

$3.63

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $2.75 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 6 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$6.92$3.55 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2.75$2.75 to $11.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $35Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50facility $3professional $7

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
$13.18
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.17
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$12.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.75
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$25.12

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in West Virginia 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.

Alaska· 27th of 51

$3.63

WV $31.62DC $2.29

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.