Lab tests CPT 81000 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $5.40 to $33.40, with a median of $20.96. The lowest listed price is at Harrison County Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 81000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Lowest$5.40Harrison County Hospital
Median$20.96half pay less
Highest$33.40in this market
Difference6.2×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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.

median
Lowest $5.40Highest $33.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Harrison County Hospital lowest NW Corydon, IN Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated $5.40 $9.00 40% Jul 16, 2026
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB GM - UA NON AUTO W/ MICRO $9.60 $48.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Baptist Healthcare System Inc. Louisville, KY Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated $20.96 $27.95 25% Sep 18, 2026
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Baptist Healthcare System INC La Grange, KY Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated $20.96 $27.95 25% Sep 15, 2026
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Baptist Healthcare System INC New Albany, IN Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated $20.96 $27.95 25% Sep 15, 2026
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB UA NON AUTO W/MICRO $33.40 $167.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $5.40, median $20.96, highest $33.40 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $21.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.