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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

Idaho 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?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.55 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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 7 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$3.55$2.88 to $4.27
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$4.79 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $21Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $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
$5.89
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$4.17
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.63
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$11.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$5.01

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 17th of 51

$3.98

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.