Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Norfolk, NE — inpatient

In Norfolk, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $8.40 to $60.48, with a median of $34.44.

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 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$8.40Alegent Creighton Health
Median$34.44half pay less
Highest$60.48in this market
Difference7.2×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 Norfolk, NE.

median
Lowest $8.40Highest $60.48

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alegent Creighton Health lowest Plainview, NE HC RHC URINALYSIS W MICRO $8.40 $10.00 16% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Plainview, NE HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK W MICRO $60.48 $72.00 16% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $8.40, median $34.44, highest $60.48 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $34.44 — 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.