Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 14 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $3.80 to $214.16, with a median of $7.36. The lowest listed price is at Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton and 4 other hospitals — $3.56 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $29.60 at 42 hospitals.
- The median here, $7.36, is 67% below the US median of $22.00.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.02).
- 6 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 81000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Urinalysis by Dip Stick File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3.80 | $38.00 | $3.86–$96.26 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Urinalysis by Dip Stick File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3.80 | $38.00 | $3.86–$96.26 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Urinalysis by Dip Stick File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3.80 | $38.00 | $3.86–$96.26 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Urinalysis by Dip Stick File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3.80 | $38.00 | $3.86–$96.26 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Urinalysis by Dip Stick+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $3.80 | $38.00 | $3.86–$96.26 | 90% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Urinalysis, Nonauto, W/Scope File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4.00 | $676.25 | $3.22–$655.96 | 99% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Urinalysis, Nonauto, W/Scope File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4.00 | $4.00 | $1.20–$4.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 URINE KETONES File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $10.72 | $10.72 | $1.30–$14.57 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ URINE KETONES File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $10.72 | $10.72 | $1.30–$14.57 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 URINE KETONES File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $10.72 | $10.72 | $1.30–$14.57 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ URINE KETONES File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $10.72 | $10.72 | $1.30–$14.57 | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $135.00 | $150.00 | $4.02–$496.80 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $135.00 | $150.00 | $4.02–$124.23 | 10% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Urine W/Micro(Non-Automat File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $214.16 | $214.16 | $4.33–$192.74 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $3.80, median $7.36, highest $214.16 — a 56.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $10.72. 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 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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.
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