Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $13.00 to $31.72, with a median of $31.72. The lowest listed price is at Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 19, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$13.00Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit
Median$31.72half pay less
Highest$31.72in this market
Difference2.4×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

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Lowest $13.00Highest $31.72

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit lowest Orange, CA UA dip only $13.00 $13.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital Orange, CA HB URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $26.80 $67.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital Orange, CA HB LAB SPECIFIC GRAVITIY $26.80 $67.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $31.72 $61.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $31.72 $61.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $31.72 $61.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $31.72 $61.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $31.72 $61.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $31.72 $61.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $31.72 $61.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $31.72 $61.00 48%
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Inpatient: lowest $13.00, median $31.72, highest $31.72 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $31.72 — 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.