SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
CAMP HILL, PA 81000 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE Tech |
$6.21 | $26.00 | 76% | — file |
|
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
HARRISBURG, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK |
$18.00 | $30.00 | 40% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.21, median $12.11, highest $18.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $12.11. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.