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Urinalysis, Microscopic Examination

South Carolina 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?

$3.02

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.45 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 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 6 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$2.45$2.40 to $3.63
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$3.02 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $2 to $37Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $2

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
$2.34
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$8.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$4.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.27

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$3.02

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.