Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Lafayette, LA — inpatient
In Lafayette, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $4.60 to $14.10, with a median of $8.82. The lowest listed price is at Acadia General Hospital — $4.22 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $6.90 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lafayette, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia General Hospital lowest Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO | $4.60 | $20.00 | — | 77% | — source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO | $5.72 | $22.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO | $8.82 | $42.00 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO | $13.50 | $30.00 | — | 55% | — source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO | $14.10 | $47.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4.60, median $8.82, highest $14.10 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $8.82 — 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.