Urinalysis with microscopy cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $2.97 to $11.61, with a median of $5.74. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $2.77 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $7.36 at 36 hospitals.
- The median here, $5.74, is 74% below the US median of $22.00.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.02).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2.97 | $11.00 | $3.60–$11.90 | 73% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3.52 | $16.00 | $3.60–$15.31 | 78% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Manual Urinalysis Test With Examination Using Microscope File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $4.48 | $32.00 | $11.78–$7.04 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab OB ED Urine Dip Stick File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.80 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab OB ED Urine Dip Stick File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.80 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab OB ED Urine Dip Stick File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.80 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab OB ED Urine Dip Stick File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $6.56 | $41.00 | $12.30–$9.05 | 84% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Manual Urinalysis Test With Examination Using Microscope File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $7.48 | $34.00 | $10.37–$9.05 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $7.84 | $28.00 | $3.62–$24.05 | 72% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Manual Urinalysis Test With Examination Using Microscope File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $9.38 | $67.00 | $12.70–$9.24 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Manual Urinalysis Test With Examination Using Microscope File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $9.38 | $67.00 | $12.70–$9.24 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Manual Urinalysis Test With Examination Using Microscope File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $9.38 | $67.00 | $12.70–$9.24 | 86% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Manual Urinalysis Test With Examination Using Microscope File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $11.61 | $43.00 | $12.17–$7.53 | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 CHG URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $11.76 | $42.00 | $3.62–$36.08 | 72% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Manual Urinalysis Test With Examination Using Microscope File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $11.84 | $74.00 | $14.26–$9.05 | 84% |
Outpatient: lowest $2.97, median $5.74, highest $11.61 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $4.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 9 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What urinalysis with microscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urinalysis with microscopy explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81000 ($22.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LAManual Urinalysis Test With Examination Using Microscope | $2.08 | file |