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
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $39.05 $2.85 – $5.71
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $39.05 $3.17 – $13.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $39.05 $3.17 – $13.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $39.05 $3.17 – $13.09
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $39.60 $2.69 – $79.20
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $39.60 $2.69 – $105.60
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $39.60 $2.69 – $105.60
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $39.60 $2.69 – $105.60
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $39.60 $2.69 – $107.34
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $39.60 $1.90 – $105.60
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $39.60 $2.69 – $105.60
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $40.00 $3.23 – $5.32
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $40.00 $3.23 – $6.32
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $40.00 $14.25 – $45.00
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $40.05 $0.09 – $35.31
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $40.11 $2.22 – $6.34
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $40.20 $2.35 – $10.46
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $40.20 $2.35 – $7.23
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $76.67
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $74.24
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $74.24
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $77.47
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $40.35 $3.95 – $71.02
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $76.67
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $76.67
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $76.67
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $76.67
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $74.24
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $74.24
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $40.35 $3.23 – $72.63
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $40.50 $1.57 – $1.57
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $41.02 $3.17 – $761.80
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $41.50 $3.17 – $6.51
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $41.50 $6.17 – $7.05
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $41.50 $3.17 – $6.51
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $42.00 $3.17 – $6.51
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $42.00 $3.17 – $6.51
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $42.50 $6.17 – $7.05
St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH $42.60 not published
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $42.60 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $42.60 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $42.60 not published
Carrier Clinic Belle Mead, NJ $42.80 not published
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $43.20 $3.00 – $3.00
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $43.20 $3.20 – $7.13
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $43.50 $3.17 – $6.51
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $43.50 $3.17 – $6.51
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $43.50 $1.81 – $3.49
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $43.55 $3.17 – $3.30
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $43.92 $3.17 – $90.75

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