Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Columbus, OH — inpatient

In Columbus, OH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $8.00 to $22.50, with a median of $15.60. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel St Ann's.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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$22.50in 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 $22.50

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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Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, 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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Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, 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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Inpatient: lowest $8.00, median $15.60, highest $22.50 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $15.60 — 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.