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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

Nebraska 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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 8 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$10.00$3.02 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$6.17 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $3 to $45Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $2 to $20
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $10

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
$3.02
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.31
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$6.17

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 3rd of 51

$10.96

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.