Lab tests CPT 81000 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Fresno, CA

In Fresno, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $16.80 to $165.76, with a median of $91.28. The lowest listed price is at Madera Community Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 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 Jul 30, 2026 and Jul 30, 2026.

Lowest$16.80Madera Community Hospital
Median$91.28half pay less
Highest$165.76in this market
Difference9.9×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 Fresno, CA.

median
Lowest $16.80Highest $165.76

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Madera Community Hospital lowest Madera, CA Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated $16.80 $28.00 40% Jul 30, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $165.76 $296.00 44%
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Outpatient: lowest $16.80, median $91.28, highest $165.76 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $165.76. 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.