Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — inpatient

In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $6.58 to $28.50, with a median of $6.58. The lowest listed price is at Ashland Hospital Corporation.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.

Lowest$6.58Ashland Hospital Corporation
Median$6.58half pay less
Highest$28.50in this market
Difference4.3×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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.

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Lowest $6.58Highest $28.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ashland Hospital Corporation lowest Ashland, KY HCHG ACETONE,URINE $6.58 $16.43 60% Oct 14, 2025
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Ashland Hospital Corporation Ashland, KY HCHG SPECIFIC GRAVITY $6.58 $16.43 60% Oct 14, 2025
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Ashland Hospital Corporation Ashland, KY HCHG URINE RED SUB $6.58 $16.43 60% Oct 14, 2025
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Ashland Hospital Corporation Ashland, KY HCHG PH URINE $6.58 $16.43 60% Oct 14, 2025
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Ashland Hospital Corporation Ashland, KY HCHG BILIRUBIN,URINE $6.58 $16.43 60% Oct 14, 2025
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Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. Huntington, WV 81000 Urinalysis by dip/tablet reagent, non-automated, with micro $10.50 $10.50
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St. Mary�s Medical Center Huntington, WV Urine Ketones $28.50 $28.50
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Inpatient: lowest $6.58, median $6.58, highest $28.50 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $6.58 — 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.