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
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $90.27 $2.66 – $112.84
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $90.60 not published
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $91.20 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $91.65 $2.42 – $18.53
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $91.70 $2.28 – $262.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $91.70 $2.28 – $262.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $91.70 $2.28 – $262.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $91.70 $2.28 – $262.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $91.70 $2.28 – $262.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $92.40 not published
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $92.80 not published
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $93.00 $3.17 – $6.34
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $93.08 $2.00 – $2.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $93.40 $1.02 – $20.79
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $93.72 $3.63 – $27.81
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $94.16 $3.17 – $3.17
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $94.24 $3.17 – $241.00
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $94.32 $2.22 – $7.93
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $94.56 $2.69 – $6.34
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $94.80 $2.35 – $7.23
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $94.80 $2.94 – $8.48
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $96.15 $2.01 – $323.61
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $96.60 $3.17 – $6.75
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $98.70 $3.17 – $5.86
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $99.00 $3.17 – $3.23
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $99.45 $3.17 – $99.91
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $100.43 $2.15 – $9.60
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $100.55 $2.35 – $33.42
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $100.80 $3.13 – $13.68
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $101.85 $3.17 – $9.81
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $102.20 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $102.20 not published
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $102.60 $2.84 – $5.95
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $102.60 $3.13 – $3.84
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $102.74 $0.94 – $5.71
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $104.40 $3.17 – $7.66
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $105.50 $3.17 – $13.19
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $106.15 $3.17 – $3.33

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