Lab tests CPT 81001 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $60.42 to $175.53, with a median of $86.85. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Cedar Park.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 81001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$60.42Ascension Cedar Park
Median$86.85half pay less
Highest$175.53in this market
Difference2.9×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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

median
Lowest $60.42Highest $175.53

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ascension Cedar Park lowest Cedar Park, TX UA, AUTO W-SCOPE $60.42 $167.83 64%
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Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX UA, AUTO W-SCOPE $60.42 $167.83 64%
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - W/RFLX TO CULTURE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - W/RFLX TO CULTURE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - W/RFLX TO CULTURE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - W/RFLX TO CULTURE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - W/RFLX TO CULTURE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - W/RFLX TO CULTURE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - W/RFLX TO CULTURE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $77.87 $129.78 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Ascension Seton Kyle, TX UA W/MICRO $86.85 $241.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Kyle, TX UA W/MICRO $86.85 $241.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX UA W/MICRO $90.27 $250.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX UA W/MICRO $90.27 $250.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX UA W/MICRO $90.27 $250.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX UA W/MICRO $90.27 $250.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX UA W/MICRO $90.27 $250.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Smithville, TX UA W/MICRO $90.27 $250.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Smithville, TX UA W/MICRO $90.27 $250.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX UA W/MICRO $90.27 $250.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX UA W/MICRO $90.27 $250.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX UA W/MICRO $90.27 $250.75 64%
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Ascension Seton Luling, TX UA W/MICRO $134.01 $372.25 64%
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Ascension Seton Luling, TX UA W/MICRO $134.01 $372.25 64%
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX TC URINE DIP STICK/TABLET, AUTO W/MICRO $156.11 $233.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX UA W/MICRO $175.53 $250.75 30%
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX UA W/MICRO $175.53 $250.75 30%
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Outpatient: lowest $60.42, median $86.85, highest $175.53 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $77.87. 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

An automated urinalysis with microscopy checks a urine sample using an automated analyzer for the chemical test and a microscope exam for cells, crystals and bacteria. It is used to look for infection, kidney problems and diabetes.

What the price covers

The price covers the chemical test and the microscopic exam. A urine culture is billed separately if ordered.