Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $9.60 to $33.40, with a median of $21.50.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Feb 11, 2026.

Lowest$9.60Norton Hospitals INC
Median$21.50half pay less
Highest$33.40in this market
Difference3.5×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 $9.60Highest $33.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Norton Hospitals INC lowest Louisville, KY HB GM - UA NON AUTO W/ MICRO $9.60 $48.00 80% Feb 11, 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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Inpatient: lowest $9.60, median $21.50, highest $33.40 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $20.96 — 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.