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
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $30.00 $3.10 – $5.14
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $30.00 $3.10 – $5.14
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $30.00 $3.17 – $5.14
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $30.25 $23.18 – $53.35
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $30.46 $3.17 – $46.52
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $30.58 $3.17 – $55.82
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $30.60 $0.09 – $35.73
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $30.79 $2.69 – $76.44
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $31.05 $2.22 – $6.34
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $31.07 $3.90 – $12.94
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $31.20 $13.34 – $35.10
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $31.34 $3.17 – $96.80
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $31.34 $2.69 – $59.15
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $31.42 $3.17 – $46.52
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $31.80 $3.17 – $5.90
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $31.80 not published
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $32.00 $9.68 – $36.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $32.31 $3.17 – $90.75
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $32.61 $24.20 – $53.35
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $32.69 $1.20 – $33.61
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $32.80 $21.03 – $36.90
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $32.80 $3.20 – $9.79
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $33.00 $3.11 – $6.78
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $33.00 not published
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $33.00 $1.14 – $49.50
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $33.02 $3.39 – $4.94
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $33.02 $3.17 – $12.68
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $33.02 $3.17 – $8.72
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $33.02 $3.17 – $40.83
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $33.02 $3.39 – $40.83
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $33.02 $3.39 – $7.70
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $33.15 $2.82 – $14.46
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $33.15 $2.82 – $14.46
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $33.15 $2.82 – $14.46
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $33.15 $2.82 – $14.46
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $33.16 $3.17 – $46.52
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $33.18 $3.07 – $3.34
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $33.19 $2.69 – $84.63
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $33.28 $3.17 – $90.75
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $33.50 not published
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $33.60 $1.86 – $8.88
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $33.66 $2.66 – $13.98
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $33.75 $3.00 – $3.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $33.76 $3.17 – $90.75
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $34.00 $3.17 – $4.76
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $34.00 $3.17 – $18.69
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $34.20 $2.06 – $45.60
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $34.50 $2.54 – $6.34
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $34.50 not published
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $34.50 not published

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