Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 13 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $9.75 to $42.60, with a median of $27.00. The lowest listed price is at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc..

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$9.75McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc.
Median$27.00half pay less
Highest$42.60in this market
Difference4.4×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

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Lowest $9.75Highest $42.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc. lowest Oxford, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy $9.75 $13.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Urinalysis Routine With Micro $26.40 $66.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Urinalysis Routine With Micro $26.40 $66.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Urinalysis Routine With Micro $26.40 $66.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $27.00 $45.00 40%
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $27.00 $45.00 40%
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Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $27.00 $45.00 40%
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Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $27.00 $45.00 40%
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Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $27.00 $45.00 40%
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Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $27.00 $45.00 40%
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Urinalysis Automated With Microscopy $39.78 $78.00 49%
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Urinalysis W/ Microscopic $39.78 $78.00 49%
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Ua-Neph Microscopic $39.78 $78.00 49%
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West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Urinalysis W/ Microscopic $42.60 $71.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Urinalysis W/ Microscopic $42.60 $71.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.75, median $27.00, highest $42.60 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $27.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81001 ($35.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope Mason, OHHC URINALYSIS W/ MICROSCOPIC $2.00 file