SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Altoona
ALTOONA, PA URINE DIPSTICK W MICRO |
$4.80 | $8.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Altoona
ALTOONA, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK W MICRO |
$4.80 | $8.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone
TYRONE, PA RHC URINALYSIS |
$31.00 | $31.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone
TYRONE, PA URINALYSIS |
$33.00 | $33.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.80, median $17.90, highest $33.00 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $17.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.