Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Lima, OH — inpatient

In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $5.40 to $58.80, with a median of $32.10. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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$5.40Lima Memorial Health System
Median$32.10half pay less
Highest$58.80in this market
Difference10.9×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 Lima, OH.

median
Lowest $5.40Highest $58.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH Urinalysis Nonauto Wscope $5.40 $6.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center LLC Lima, OH HC Urinls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagnt Non-Auto Micrscpy $58.80 $98.00 40%
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Inpatient: lowest $5.40, median $32.10, highest $58.80 — a 10.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $26.40 — 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.