Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in El Paso, TX — inpatient

In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2.60El Paso Children's Hospital
Median$4.75half pay less
Highest$7.39in 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 El Paso, TX.

median
Lowest $2.60Highest $7.39

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX ROP DRESSING STICK $2.60 $13.00 80%
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CET UA DIPSTICKNONAUTO W/MICRO $4.75 $23.76 80%
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX CET UA DIPSTICKNONAUTO W/MICRO $4.75 $23.76 80%
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EST DIPSTICK NONAUTO W/MICRO $7.39 $36.96 80%
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX EST DIPSTICK NONAUTO W/MICRO $7.39 $36.96 80%
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Inpatient: lowest $2.60, median $4.75, highest $7.39 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $4.75 — 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.