Lab tests CPT 81000 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Akron, OH

In Akron, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $18.20 to $30.94, with a median of $18.20. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jun 15, 2026.

Lowest$18.20Akron General Medical Center
Median$18.20half pay less
Highest$30.94in this market
Difference1.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.

median
Lowest $18.20Highest $30.94

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $18.20 $28.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH URINALYSIS NONAUTO W SCPE (POINT OF CARE LAB) $18.20 $28.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH HB URINALYSIS MANUAL $30.94 $41.25 25% Nov 11, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $18.20, median $18.20, highest $30.94 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $18.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

A urinalysis checks a urine sample for signs of infection, kidney disease, diabetes and other problems. This version uses a manual dipstick reading plus a microscope exam of the urine for cells, crystals and bacteria.

What the price covers

The price covers the dipstick test and the microscope exam. A urine culture, if ordered, is a separate test.