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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

Kentucky 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?

$3.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.02 from a physician practice, and about $3.02 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$3.02$2.24 to $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.02$2.57 to $4.27

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$1$2$5$10facility $3professional $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
$2.45
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$3.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.27
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.27
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
$1.23
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$0.51
Typical High
$0.69

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 34th of 51

$3.02

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.