Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in St. Louis, MO-IL — inpatient

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $13.93 to $46.05, with a median of $29.99. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026.

Lowest$13.93Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South
Median$29.99half pay less
Highest$46.05in this market
Difference3.3×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 St. Louis, MO-IL.

median
Lowest $13.93Highest $46.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South lowest Louis, MO URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/MICROSCOP $13.93 $13.93 Mar 16, 2026
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/MICROSCOP $46.05 $46.05 Mar 16, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.93, median $29.99, highest $46.05 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $32.50 — 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.