Lab tests CPT 81000 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Albemarle, NC

In Albemarle, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $42.50 to $42.50, with a median of $42.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $40.35 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 15, 2026 and Sep 15, 2026.

Lowest$42.50Atrium Health Hospitals Inc
Median$42.50half pay less
Highest$42.50in this market
Difference1.0×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 Albemarle, NC.

median
Lowest $42.50Highest $42.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Atrium Health Hospitals Inc lowest Albermarle, NC HC URINE SINGLE XZ $42.50 $85.00 50% Sep 15, 2026
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc lowest Albermarle, NC HC URINE SINGLE XZ $42.50 $85.00 50% Sep 15, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $42.50, median $42.50, highest $42.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $42.50. 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.