Urinalysis (with microscopy) cost at US hospitals

Urinalysis, with microscopy · CPT 81001

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Urinalysis (with microscopy)

This is a urine test in which the chemical strip reading is followed by someone spinning the sample down and examining the sediment under a microscope. The microscopic step is what finds red cells, white cells, bacteria, crystals and casts, which the strip can only hint at.

$3.15

lowest cash price

$55.20

national median

$562.70

highest cash price

900

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.15–$562.70 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$3.15

SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. — San Luis Obispo, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$562.70

MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL — North Richland Hills, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($36.35) → Sep 1, 2026 ($41.50)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $46.80 $109.98 $180.18
Arizona 24 $5.20 $27.71 $85.50
Arkansas 11 $9.43 $33.15 $53.00
California 91 $3.15 $82.88 $276.50
Colorado 10 $21.56 $222.81 $226.71
Florida 61 $22.20 $173.99 $467.00
Georgia 25 $10.07 $62.40 $558.04
Hawaii 2 $33.75 $33.75 $34.88
Illinois 51 $25.72 $75.60 $140.00
Indiana 26 $18.38 $49.80 $135.00
Iowa 26 $25.72 $27.60 $529.75
Kansas 11 $36.00 $290.80 $466.86
Kentucky 22 $30.79 $47.80 $94.16
Louisiana 1 $46.54 $46.54 $46.54
Maine 7 $35.05 $82.35 $150.20
Maryland 2 $14.40 $14.40 $14.40
Michigan 27 $4.37 $20.00 $111.20
Minnesota 18 $32.00 $72.91 $83.10
Mississippi 9 $23.76 $33.60 $55.44
Missouri 21 $18.70 $39.05 $431.10
Montana 2 $32.80 $32.80 $57.60
Nebraska 13 $19.32 $61.32 $100.43
Nevada 4 $26.45 $96.15 $134.14
New Hampshire 1 $100.55 $100.55 $100.55
New Jersey 23 $3.17 $3.49 $42.80
New Mexico 2 $52.92 $52.92 $52.92
New York 23 $3.17 $3.17 $110.00
North Carolina 15 $40.35 $40.35 $89.50
North Dakota 4 $36.00 $36.00 $36.00
Ohio 68 $7.15 $27.00 $123.00
Oklahoma 18 $11.05 $33.02 $218.34
Oregon 12 $13.60 $34.50 $45.75
Pennsylvania 33 $10.00 $33.00 $468.60
South Carolina 10 $18.00 $65.50 $181.00
South Dakota 7 $31.20 $38.40 $80.80
Tennessee 37 $5.52 $10.56 $442.37
Texas 103 $33.18 $107.85 $562.70
Virginia 42 $5.52 $89.50 $337.10
Washington 33 $6.30 $28.86 $98.70
West Virginia 18 $20.80 $34.50 $65.00
Wisconsin 35 $18.24 $57.50 $119.15
Wyoming 4 $4.20 $32.61 $36.52

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $3.15 $3.17 – $42.07
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $3.17 $3.17 – $14.53
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $3.17 $2.54 – $14.23
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $3.17 $1.32 – $14.53
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $3.17 $3.17 – $14.53
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $3.17 $1.32 – $14.92
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $3.17 $2.54 – $14.53
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $3.17 $3.17 – $14.53
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $3.17 $3.17 – $14.53
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $3.17 $1.00 – $8.07
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $3.17 $2.51 – $14.53
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.39
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $3.49 $1.49 – $13.36
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $4.20 $2.70 – $9.60
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $4.37 $1.66 – $14.07
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $4.37 $1.66 – $14.07
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $4.37 $1.66 – $14.07
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $4.37 $1.66 – $16.38
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $5.20 $3.17 – $5.95
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $5.28 $3.17 – $9.00
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $5.52 $3.17 – $7.22
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $5.52 $2.24 – $7.22
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $5.52 $3.17 – $7.22
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $5.52 $2.58 – $7.22
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $5.70 $1.59 – $7.61
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $5.70 $1.59 – $6.91
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $5.70 $1.43 – $6.91
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $5.70 $1.59 – $6.91
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $5.70 $1.59 – $7.61
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $5.70 $1.59 – $7.61

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