Urinalysis with microscopy cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $2.97 to $10.64, with a median of $4.40. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $1.43 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $6.90 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO | $2.97 | $11.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO | $4.40 | $20.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO W/MICRO | $10.64 | $38.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2.97, median $4.40, highest $10.64 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $5.74 — 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.