Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — inpatient

In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $6.72 to $15.00, with a median of $15.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health.

Cash prices at 7 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 — and —.

Lowest$6.72Henry Ford Health
Median$15.00half pay less
Highest$15.00in this market
Difference2.2×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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.

median
Lowest $6.72Highest $15.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Henry Ford Health lowest Novi, MI SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE $6.72 $12.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE $6.72 $12.00 44%
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Trenton, MI Hc Urinalysis Dip With Microscopy $15.00 $15.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Taylor, MI Hc Urinalysis Dip With Microscopy $15.00 $15.00
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William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI Hc Urinalysis Dip With Microscopy $15.00 $15.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Wayne, MI Hc Urinalysis Dip With Microscopy $15.00 $15.00
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William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI Hc Urinalysis Dip With Microscopy $15.00 $15.00
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Inpatient: lowest $6.72, median $15.00, highest $15.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $6.72 — 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.