Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — inpatient

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $65.00 to $139.00, with a median of $139.00. The lowest listed price is at The Methodist Hospital.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$65.00The Methodist Hospital
Median$139.00half pay less
Highest$139.00in this market
Difference2.1×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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

median
Lowest $65.00Highest $139.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
The Methodist Hospital lowest Houston, TX HC URINE, DIP STICK $65.00 $130.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX HC URINE, DIP STICK $139.00 $278.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX HC URINE, DIP STICK $139.00 $278.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX HC URINE, DIP STICK $139.00 $278.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX HC URINE, DIP STICK $139.00 $278.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX HC URINE, DIP STICK $139.00 $278.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX HC URINE, DIP STICK $139.00 $278.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC URINE, DIP STICK $139.00 $278.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX HC URINE, DIP STICK $139.00 $278.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $65.00, median $139.00, highest $139.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $139.00 — 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.