Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — inpatient

In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $7.88 to $33.25, with a median of $33.25. The lowest listed price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$7.88Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Median$33.25half pay less
Highest$33.25in this market
Difference4.2×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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.

median
Lowest $7.88Highest $33.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD HC POC Urinalysis Complete $7.88 $8.04 2%
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Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD URINE MICROSCOPIC EXAM $33.25 $33.93 2%
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Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE $33.25 $33.93 2%
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Inpatient: lowest $7.88, median $33.25, highest $33.25 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $33.25 — 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.