Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $2.60 to $7.39, with a median of $4.75. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX ROP DRESSING STICK | $2.60 | $13.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CET UA DIPSTICKNONAUTO W/MICRO | $4.75 | $23.76 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX CET UA DIPSTICKNONAUTO W/MICRO | $4.75 | $23.76 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EST DIPSTICK NONAUTO W/MICRO | $7.39 | $36.96 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX EST DIPSTICK NONAUTO W/MICRO | $7.39 | $36.96 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2.60, median $4.75, highest $7.39 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $4.75. 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.