Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $8.40 to $42.60, with a median of $8.80. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities 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 Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$8.40Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC
Median$8.80half pay less
Highest$42.60in this market
Difference5.1×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

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Lowest $8.40Highest $42.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC lowest Fairfield, OH HC Urinls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagnt Non-Auto Micrscpy $8.40 $14.00 40%
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Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Urinls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagnt Non-Auto Micrscpy $8.40 $14.00 40%
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Urinls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagnt Non-Auto Micrscpy $8.40 $14.00 40%
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Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH HC Urinls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagnt Non-Auto Micrscpy $8.40 $14.00 40%
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Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Urinls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagnt Non-Auto Micrscpy $8.40 $14.00 40%
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Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Ictotest, Bilirubin Confirmation W/ Tablet $8.80 $22.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Ictotest, Bilirubin Confirmation W/ Tablet $8.80 $22.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Ictotest, Bilirubin Confirmation W/ Tablet $8.80 $22.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Specific Gravity Urine $16.00 $40.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Specific Gravity Urine $16.00 $40.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Specific Gravity Urine $16.00 $40.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Urinalysis Nonauto W Scope $42.60 $71.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Urinalysis Nonauto W Scope $42.60 $71.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $8.40, median $8.80, highest $42.60 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $8.80 — 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.