Lab tests CPT 81001 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $19.00 to $116.35, with a median of $116.35. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$19.00MUSC Medical Center
Median$116.35half pay less
Highest$116.35in 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $19.00Highest $116.35

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC HB URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $19.00 $38.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC HB URINE DIP AUTO W/MICRO $19.00 $38.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC HB URINALYSIS W/MICROSCOPIC WITH REFLEX TO CULTURE $22.00 $44.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Roper Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $116.35 $179.00 35%
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $116.35 $179.00 35%
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley INC Summerville, SC HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $116.35 $179.00 35%
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $116.35 $179.00 35%
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Outpatient: lowest $19.00, median $116.35, highest $116.35 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $116.35. 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.