Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — inpatient

In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $9.75 to $11.05, with a median of $10.40. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$9.75Samaritan Hospital
Median$10.40half pay less
Highest$11.05in this market
Difference1.1×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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.

median
Lowest $9.75Highest $11.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Samaritan Hospital lowest Troy, NY HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Nonautomated $9.75 $15.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Nonautomated $9.75 $15.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY PR Urinalysis by Dipstick or Tablet Reagent With Microscopy Nonautomated $11.05 Mar 31, 2026
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St Peters Hospital Albany, NY PR Urinalysis by Dipstick or Tablet Reagent With Microscopy Nonautomated $11.05 Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.75, median $10.40, highest $11.05 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $10.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.