Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Jackson, MS — inpatient
In Jackson, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $2.10 to $132.03, with a median of $67.07. The lowest listed price is at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center.
Cash prices at 2 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 Feb 25, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center lowest Jackson, MS URINALYSIS NONAUTO MICROSCOPIC | $2.10 | $10.00 | 79% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital LLC Flowood, MS .Bill Only DS Man/MSc Reqd | $132.03 | $489.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2.10, median $67.07, highest $132.03 — a 62.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $45.06 — 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81000 ($18.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| River Oaks Hospital LLC Flowood, MSUrinalysis w/Microscopic Manual | $0.81 | file |