Lab tests CPT 81000 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Anchorage, AK

In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $73.00 to $93.30, with a median of $93.30. The lowest listed price is at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 2026.

Lowest$73.00Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Median$93.30half pay less
Highest$93.30in this market
Difference1.3×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 Anchorage, AK.

median
Lowest $73.00Highest $93.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage, AK Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated $73.00 $73.00 Aug 20, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK .Bill Only DS Man/MSc Reqd $93.30 $311.00 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK Urinalysis w/Microscopic Manual $93.30 $311.00 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $73.00, median $93.30, highest $93.30 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $155.50. 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.