Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $31.72 to $109.50, with a median of $89.99. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$31.72Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana
Median$89.99half pay less
Highest$109.50in this market
Difference3.5×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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

median
Lowest $31.72Highest $109.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana lowest Fontana, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $31.72 $61.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $31.72 $61.00 48%
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Urinalysis by Dipstick $89.99 $89.99
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Urinalysis by Dipstick $89.99 $89.99
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Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA Urinalysis Complete with Culture if Indicated $109.50 $146.00 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $31.72, median $89.99, highest $109.50 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $31.72 — 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.