Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Charleston-North Charleston, SC — inpatient

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $8.45 to $20.00, with a median of $14.23. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$8.45Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC
Median$14.23half pay less
Highest$20.00in this market
Difference2.4×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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $8.45Highest $20.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC lowest Charleston, SC HC Urinls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagnt Non-Auto Micrscpy $8.45 $13.00 35%
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MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC HB URINE DIP NON-AUTO W/MICRO $20.00 $40.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $8.45, median $14.23, highest $20.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $14.23 — 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.