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
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $5.70 $1.59 – $6.91
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $5.70 $1.59 – $6.91
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $5.70 $1.59 – $7.61
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $5.70 $3.09 – $6.91
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $5.70 $3.09 – $6.91
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $5.70 $1.59 – $6.91
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $5.74 $3.17 – $9.50
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $5.89 $0.63 – $9.70
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA $6.30 $3.17 – $3.49
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $6.44 $1.43 – $20.70
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $7.15 $3.17 – $3.17
Navos Multi-Treatment Center Seattle, WA $7.20 not published
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $7.80 $3.17 – $3.20
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $7.80 $3.00 – $11.70
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $7.80 $3.17 – $11.89
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $7.80 $3.17 – $3.30
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $7.80 $3.17 – $11.89
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $7.80 $3.17 – $11.89
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $7.80 $3.17 – $11.89
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $8.93 $1.71 – $6.02
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $9.07 $3.17 – $37.60
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $9.20 $1.91 – $6.21
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $9.20 $1.91 – $6.21
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $9.20 $1.95 – $6.21
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $9.20 $1.95 – $6.90
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $9.20 $1.95 – $6.21
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $9.26 $3.17 – $37.60
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $9.28 $1.43 – $28.80
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $9.43 $2.39 – $20.43
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $9.60 $1.43 – $28.80
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $9.75 $3.17 – $3.30
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $9.75 not published
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $10.00 $3.00 – $13.09
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $10.00 $3.00 – $14.10
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $10.00 $3.15 – $20.92
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $10.00 $3.17 – $14.39
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $10.00 $3.14 – $18.43
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $10.00 $3.00 – $14.39
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $10.00 $3.00 – $13.09
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $10.04 $3.01 – $6.02
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $10.07 $3.17 – $7.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $10.07 $2.81 – $23.80
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $10.24 $1.43 – $28.80
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $10.40 $3.17 – $3.30
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $10.56 $1.43 – $28.80
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $10.56 $1.43 – $28.80
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $10.56 $1.43 – $28.80
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $10.56 $1.43 – $28.80
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $11.05 $2.59 – $7.93
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $11.05 $2.82 – $14.46

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