Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — inpatient

In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $12.76 to $24.30, with a median of $18.41. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.

Lowest$12.76Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Median$18.41half pay less
Highest$24.30in this market
Difference1.9×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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.

median
Lowest $12.76Highest $24.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/MICRO $12.76 $44.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE $13.05 $45.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/MICRO $23.76 $44.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE $24.30 $45.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $12.76, median $18.41, highest $24.30 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $18.41 — 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.