Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $5.33 to $30.70, with a median of $7.70. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy | $5.33 | $11.84 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy | $6.06 | $13.47 | 55% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Urinalysis Auto W/Scope - Urinalysis Microsco | $7.70 | $11.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Urinalysis Auto W/Scope - Urinalysis Microsco | $7.70 | $11.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Urinalysis Auto W/Scope - Urinalysis Microsco | $7.70 | $11.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy | $17.10 | $38.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Urinalysis W/ Scope | $20.00 | $20.00 | — | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; AUTOMATED | $30.70 | $30.70 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.33, median $7.70, highest $30.70 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $7.70. 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.