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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

Kansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination cost?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.24$3.02 to $4.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$6.17 to $9.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10facility $6professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.14
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$6.31
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.52
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.65

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Vermont 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.

Kansas· 3rd of 51

$6.17

VT $33.11DC $2.45

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.