Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $7.50 to $14.50, with a median of $11.78. The lowest listed price is at Strong Memorial Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$7.50Strong Memorial Hospital
Median$11.78half pay less
Highest$14.50in this market
Difference1.9×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $7.50Highest $14.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY CHG URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $7.50 $15.00 50%
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY HC URINALYSIS_ NON_AUTOMATED $11.78 $18.13 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY HC URINALYSIS_ NON_AUTOMATED $11.78 $18.13 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY HC URINALYSIS_ NON_AUTOMATED $11.78 $18.13 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY HC URINALYSIS_ NON_AUTOMATED $14.50 $18.13 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.50, median $11.78, highest $14.50 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $7.50 — 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.