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
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $11.05 $2.82 – $7.93
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $11.20 $3.01 – $6.02
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $11.50 $2.79 – $4.09
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $11.50 $2.73 – $4.95
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $11.50 $2.11 – $7.13
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $12.32 $1.84 – $5.68
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $13.50 $2.99 – $6.58
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $13.60 $4.00 – $4.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $13.60 $4.00 – $4.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $14.00 $1.87 – $5.75
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $14.00 $1.88 – $5.75
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $14.15 $2.76 – $4.09
akron general Akron, OH $14.30 $0.95 – $19.80
avon hospital Avon, OH $14.30 $0.95 – $19.80
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $14.30 $0.95 – $19.80
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $14.30 $0.95 – $19.80
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $14.30 $0.95 – $19.80
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $14.30 $0.95 – $19.80
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $14.30 $3.17 – $19.80
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $14.30 $0.95 – $19.80
medina hospital Medina, OH $14.30 $0.95 – $19.80
mercy hospital Canton, OH $14.30 $1.10 – $19.80
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $14.30 $0.95 – $19.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $14.39 $2.81 – $23.80
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $14.40 $24.00 – $24.00
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $14.49 $2.39 – $3.33
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $14.88 $3.17 – $90.75
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $15.00 $2.38 – $6.72
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $15.00 $2.38 – $6.72
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $16.20 not published
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $16.90 not published
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $17.00 $2.82 – $3.96
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $18.00 $3.17 – $41.22
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $18.00 $1.81 – $10.14
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $18.24 $3.17 – $12.24
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $18.24 $3.17 – $12.24
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $18.38 $3.17 – $6.70
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $18.70 $3.17 – $6.08
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $18.87 $2.22 – $9.91
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $19.32 $3.07 – $34.44
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $19.50 $1.33 – $6.66
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $20.00 $2.95 – $5.95
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $20.00 $2.95 – $4.28
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $20.00 $2.95 – $4.28
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $20.00 $2.95 – $5.92
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $20.00 $2.95 – $4.28
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $20.15 $3.17 – $3.23
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $20.16 $1.43 – $28.80
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $20.80 not published
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $21.56 $3.17 – $53.35

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