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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.

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$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
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $44.19 $3.17 – $55.82
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $44.20 $25.70 – $76.54
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $44.50 $3.17 – $55.99
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $44.50 $3.17 – $55.99
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $44.50 $3.17 – $55.99
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $44.50 $3.17 – $55.99
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $44.50 $3.17 – $55.99
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $44.50 $2.99 – $5.01
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $44.72 $2.00 – $19.85
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $45.75 not published
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $46.54 $3.11 – $19.21
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $46.62 $3.07 – $3.34
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $46.80 $3.07 – $6.31
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $46.80 $2.82 – $14.46
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $47.45 $3.17 – $4.39
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $47.60 $3.29 – $5.69
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $47.80 $2.69 – $108.29
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $48.00 $3.00 – $64.00
Barbourville ARH Hospital Barbourville, KY $48.00 $3.17 – $3.17
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $48.14 $2.22 – $12.42
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $48.14 $2.22 – $12.42
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $48.14 $2.22 – $12.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $48.14 $2.22 – $12.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $48.14 $1.14 – $12.42
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $48.26 $3.17 – $24.46
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $48.65 $2.66 – $69.50
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $48.96 $3.17 – $9.80
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $49.41 $2.77 – $104.14
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $49.80 $2.35 – $7.23
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $49.98 $3.17 – $9.80
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $50.15 $3.07 – $38.00
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $51.24 $3.07 – $69.75
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $51.35 $2.82 – $36.00
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $51.35 $2.82 – $5.23
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $51.35 $2.82 – $3.96
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $51.60 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $51.80 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $52.00 $3.17 – $19.75
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $52.00 $2.69 – $17.75
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $52.00 $2.06 – $5.01
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $52.00 $20.41 – $58.50
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $52.50 $3.17 – $3.17
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $52.80 $2.64 – $8.40
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $52.92 $3.17 – $4.44
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $53.00 $2.39 – $120.31
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $53.95 $2.82 – $11.74
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $54.60 not published
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $55.00 $3.17 – $4.80
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $55.20 $2.69 – $3.17
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $55.20 $2.69 – $3.17

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