Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Houma, LA — inpatient

In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $51.50 to $51.50, with a median of $51.50. Across Louisiana, the median is $8.99 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$51.50Lady of the Sea General Hospital
Median$51.50half pay less
Highest$51.50in this market
Difference1.0×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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.

median
Lowest $51.50Highest $51.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 CLINIC UA DIPSTICK NONAUTO W MICRO $51.50 $51.50 — — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 .CLINIC UA DIPSTICK NONAUTO W MICRO $51.50 $51.50 $2.66–$36.05 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $51.50, median $51.50, highest $51.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $51.50 — 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.