Lab tests CPT 81000 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Columbus, NE

In Columbus, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $8.50 to $61.20, with a median of $34.85.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$8.50Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler
Median$34.85half pay less
Highest$61.20in this market
Difference7.2×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 Columbus, NE.

median
Lowest $8.50Highest $61.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler lowest Schuyler, NE HC RHC URINALYSIS W MICRO $8.50 $10.00 15% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler, NE HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK W MICRO $61.20 $72.00 15% Feb 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $8.50, median $34.85, highest $61.20 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $34.85. 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.