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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

North Dakota 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$4.17$2.88 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$5.50 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $2 to $38Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $28
$2$5$10$20facility $29professional $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
$2.14
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.01

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$4.68

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.