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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

Iowa 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?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 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 8 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$5.89$3.02 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$4.68 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $39Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $2 to $20
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $6

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
$3.02
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.92
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$52.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$8.51
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$6.03

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.