SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority
DENVER, CO HC URINE COLLECT FOR DRUG SCRN |
$8.42 | $24.04 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 file |
|
| AdventHealth Littleton
LITTLETON, CO HC URINALYSIS W MICROSCOPIC NON-AUTO |
$130.34 | $130.34 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| AdventHealth Porter
DENVER, CO HC URINALYSIS W MICROSCOPIC NON-AUTO |
$130.34 | $130.34 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| AdventHealth Castle Rock
CASTLE ROCK, CO HC URINALYSIS W MICROSCOPIC NON-AUTO |
$130.34 | $130.34 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| AdventHealth Parker
PARKER, CO HC URINALYSIS W MICROSCOPIC NON-AUTO |
$130.34 | $130.34 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.42, median $130.34, highest $130.34 — a 15.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $130.34. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.