Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Gulfport, MS — inpatient

In Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $10.64 to $10.64, with a median of $10.64. Across Mississippi, the median is $20.00 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$10.64Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock

Median$10.64half of hospitals charge less

Highest$10.64in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis, MS · (228) 467-8600 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$10.64	$28.00	—	62%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $10.64, median $10.64, highest $10.64.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $14.30 — 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.