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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

New Hampshire 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?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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$2.00 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$5.25 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $51Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $11
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $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
$3.47
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$8.51
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.72
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
$3.02
Typical High
$8.91

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 7th of 51

$4.90

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.