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
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $21.60 $2.85 – $14.42
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $21.60 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $21.60 $2.85 – $14.90
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $21.60 $2.85 – $14.90
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA $21.60 $3.17 – $14.27
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $22.00 $3.01 – $3.01
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $22.00 $2.85 – $5.71
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $22.00 $3.01 – $3.01
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $22.00 $3.01 – $7.16
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $22.00 $3.01 – $7.16
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $22.00 $3.01 – $3.01
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $22.00 $3.01 – $5.71
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $22.00 $2.85 – $5.71
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $22.00 $3.17 – $8.08
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $22.00 $3.17 – $3.49
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $22.20 $2.79 – $7.93
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $22.20 $2.79 – $7.93
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $22.20 $2.79 – $7.93
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $22.20 $2.79 – $7.93
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $22.26 $3.17 – $14.18
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $22.26 $3.17 – $14.18
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $22.26 $3.17 – $14.18
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $22.39 $1.48 – $148.70
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $22.45 $1.90 – $80.07
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $23.00 not published
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $23.39 $3.17 – $5.79
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $23.40 $3.00 – $28.05
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $23.40 $3.00 – $5.07
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $23.40 $3.00 – $5.07
UPMC Memorial York, PA $23.40 $3.00 – $22.94
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $23.40 $3.00 – $4.37
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $23.40 $3.17 – $13.31
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $23.40 $3.00 – $33.15
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $23.50 $2.54 – $2.62
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $23.76 $3.14 – $7.13
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $24.21 $1.90 – $80.07
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $24.96 $3.17 – $5.49
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $25.20 not published
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $25.44 $3.17 – $13.77
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $25.44 $3.17 – $13.77
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $25.46 $0.09 – $37.40
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $25.46 $0.42 – $39.13
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $25.72 $3.17 – $16.94
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $25.72 $2.94 – $25.71
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $25.72 $3.17 – $12.95
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $25.72 $3.17 – $9.45
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $25.72 $3.17 – $28.51
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $25.72 $3.17 – $15.43
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $25.72 $2.60 – $20.89
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $25.72 $3.17 – $12.60

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