Lab tests CPT 81000 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $17.88 to $17.88, with a median of $17.88.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 15, 2026 and Sep 15, 2026.

Lowest$17.88Watsonville Community Hospital
Median$17.88half pay less
Highest$17.88in this market
Difference1.0×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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.

median
Lowest $17.88Highest $17.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Watsonville Community Hospital lowest Watsonville, CA URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE $17.88 $29.80 40% Sep 15, 2026
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Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA UA, NONAUTO W-SCOPE $17.88 $29.80 40% Sep 15, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $17.88, median $17.88, highest $17.88.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $17.88. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.