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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

Louisiana 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?

$3.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $4.47 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 5 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$3.24$2.69 to $3.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.47$3.72 to $7.94

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $16Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2$5$10$20$50facility $4professional $3

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
$3.24
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.31
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$3.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$4.47

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$3.72

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.