Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Salisbury, MD — inpatient

In Salisbury, MD, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $4.02 to $24.70, with a median of $14.36. The lowest listed price is at Deer's Head Hospital Center.

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

Lowest$4.02Deer's Head Hospital Center
Median$14.36half pay less
Highest$24.70in this market
Difference6.1×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 Salisbury, MD.

median
Lowest $4.02Highest $24.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Deer's Head Hospital Center lowest Salisbury, MD URINE DRUGS OF ABUSE SCREEN $4.02 $4.02
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TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury, MD HC URINE DIPSTICK TEST(URDIP) $24.70 $25.20 2%
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Inpatient: lowest $4.02, median $14.36, highest $24.70 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $24.70 — 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.