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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

Nevada 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?

$2.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.75 from a physician practice, and about $5.89 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 7 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$2.75$2.40 to $3.63
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.89$3.02 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $2 to $23Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $19
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $6professional $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
$2.40
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$7.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.17
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.01
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.05
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 44th of 51

$2.88

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.