Lab tests CPT 81000 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Columbus, OH

In Columbus, OH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $8.00 to $22.79, with a median of $15.60. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel St Ann's.

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 Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$8.00Mount Carmel St Ann's
Median$15.60half pay less
Highest$22.79in this market
Difference2.8×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, OH.

median
Lowest $8.00Highest $22.79

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mount Carmel St Ann's lowest Westerville, OH PR Urinalysis by Dipstick or Tablet Reagent With Microscopy Nonautomated $8.00 $8.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Nonautomated $15.60 $24.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Nonautomated $15.60 $24.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Nonautomated $15.60 $24.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Nonautomated $15.60 $24.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Nonautomated $15.60 $24.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Nonautomated $15.60 $24.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO WITH SCOPE $22.50 $25.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH CHG URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $22.50 $25.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. Brookfield, WI HC URINALYSIS NONAUTOMATED W/SCOPE $22.79 $43.00 47%
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Outpatient: lowest $8.00, median $15.60, highest $22.79 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $15.60. 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.