Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — inpatient

In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $10.00 to $51.05, with a median of $10.00. The lowest listed price is at Sentara Hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$10.00Sentara Hospitals
Median$10.00half pay less
Highest$51.05in this market
Difference5.1×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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

median
Lowest $10.00Highest $51.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Sentara Hospitals lowest Hampton, VA N-Autom Urine Dip W Micro $10.00 $20.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA N-Autom Urine Dip W Micro $10.00 $20.00 50%
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA N-Autom Urine Dip W Micro $10.00 $20.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA N-Autom Urine Dip W Micro $10.00 $20.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA N-Autom Urine Dip W Micro $10.00 $20.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA N-Autom Urine Dip W Micro $10.00 $20.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA Hc Urinls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagnt Non-Auto Micrscp $51.05 $85.09 40%
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Inpatient: lowest $10.00, median $10.00, highest $51.05 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $10.00 — 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.