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
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $120.00 $3.17 – $3.23
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $123.00 $1.50 – $147.60
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $123.00 $3.17 – $5.71
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $123.00 $3.17 – $5.71
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $123.00 $1.81 – $5.71
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $123.00 $3.17 – $5.71
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $123.00 $3.17 – $5.71
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $123.00 $3.17 – $5.71
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $123.00 $3.17 – $147.60
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $125.30 $3.17 – $18.56
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $127.20 $2.35 – $7.23
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $129.10 $3.17 – $121.35
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $129.60 not published
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $131.40 $2.95 – $8.48
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $132.23 $2.85 – $12.20
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $132.23 $2.85 – $12.20
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $132.60 $2.35 – $7.23
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $132.87 $1.43 – $9.51
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $134.01 $2.66 – $167.51
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $134.01 $2.66 – $167.51
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $134.14 $2.01 – $323.61
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $134.40 $3.00 – $8.40
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $135.00 $2.35 – $7.23
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $135.00 $2.35 – $7.23
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $135.00 $2.35 – $7.23
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $135.00 $2.35 – $7.23
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $135.00 $2.35 – $7.23
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $135.00 $2.35 – $7.23
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $138.21 $3.11 – $26.83
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $139.46 $3.17 – $83.74
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $139.80 not published
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $140.00 not published
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $140.98 $3.17 – $84.80
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $141.86 $2.53 – $186.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $141.90 $3.00 – $6.78
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $142.00 $3.17 – $5.45
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $143.04 $2.69 – $6.34
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $144.05 $3.17 – $234.63
Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK $145.08 not published
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $145.20 $1.59 – $12.54
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $150.20 $3.17 – $141.19
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $150.20 $2.57 – $22.50
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC $156.00 $2.71 – $26.41
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC $156.00 $2.71 – $25.28
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $160.33 $3.17 – $11.76
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $161.41 $2.69 – $296.84
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $162.96 $3.17 – $13.82
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $162.96 $6.93 – $13.82
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $162.96 not published
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $163.15 $1.54 – $52.20

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