Lab tests CPT 81000 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $13.23 to $33.17, with a median of $33.17. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 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 Jun 3, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$13.23Ascension Seton
Median$33.17half pay less
Highest$33.17in this market
Difference2.5×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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

median
Lowest $13.23Highest $33.17

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ascension Seton lowest Austin, TX KETONES/GLUCOSE-UA $13.23 $36.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX KETONES/GLUCOSE-UA $13.23 $36.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX KETONES/GLUCOSE-UA $13.23 $36.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX KETONES/GLUCOSE-UA $13.23 $36.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX KETONES/GLUCOSE-UA $13.23 $36.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX KETONES/GLUCOSE-UA $13.23 $36.75 64%
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE $33.17 $55.29 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE $33.17 $55.29 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX HC URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE $33.17 $55.29 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX HC URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE $33.17 $55.29 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX HC URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE $33.17 $55.29 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX HC URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE $33.17 $55.29 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX HC URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE $33.17 $55.29 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $13.23, median $33.17, highest $33.17 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $33.17. 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.