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
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS not published $1.71 – $7.07
HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL PLANTATION, FL not published $3.14 – $122.87
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY, FL not published $2.87 – $113.45
HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL NORTH, FL not published $2.87 – $113.45
HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL STUART, FL not published $3.15 – $116.45
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL VENICE, FL not published $2.87 – $113.45
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL not published $2.87 – $115.40
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL not published $2.87 – $115.40
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $2.54 – $111.76
HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ST PETERSBURG, FL not published $2.87 – $113.45
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL not published $2.85 – $121.72
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL not published $2.87 – $113.45
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL not published $2.85 – $108.43
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL not published $3.14 – $121.86
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL not published $2.87 – $109.94
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL not published $2.87 – $113.45
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $3.14 – $121.86
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $1.85 – $7.54
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $1.50 – $7.26
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $2.61 – $12.56
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA not published $2.76 – $13.60
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE, VA not published $2.76 – $4.60
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA not published $2.76 – $14.17
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN not published $1.43 – $9.51
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN not published $1.43 – $9.51
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $1.43 – $9.51
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $1.90 – $11.63
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $1.90 – $11.63
WellSpan Newberry Hospital Etters, PA not published not published
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $1.90 – $12.09
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $3.40 – $5.10
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $2.96 – $7.13
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $8.86 – $10.26
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD not published $3.01 – $3.33
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND not published $3.01 – $6.49
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND not published $3.01 – $6.49
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN not published $3.01 – $3.33
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN not published $3.01 – $3.33
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $2.38 – $14.04
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL not published $2.38 – $13.62
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $2.38 – $14.04
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $1.90 – $11.63
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $2.66 – $11.63
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $3.17 – $3.33
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $2.38 – $10.32
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $2.85 – $12.42
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $4.33 – $6.02
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $2.61 – $12.83
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI not published $1.84 – $6.72

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