Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Columbus, OH — inpatient

In Columbus, OH, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $7.15 to $36.00, with a median of $7.80. The lowest listed price is at Berger Hospital.

Cash prices at 15 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$7.15Berger Hospital
Median$7.80half pay less
Highest$36.00in this market
Difference5.0×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 Columbus, OH.

median
Lowest $7.15Highest $36.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Berger Hospital lowest Circleville, OH Hc Urinalysis Automated $7.15 $11.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Urinalysis Automated $7.80 $12.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Urinalysis Automated $7.80 $12.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Urinalysis Automated $7.80 $12.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Urinalysis Automated $7.80 $12.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Urinalysis Automated $7.80 $12.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Urinalysis Automated $7.80 $12.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Urinalysis Automated $7.80 $12.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Automated $13.00 $20.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Automated $13.00 $20.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Automated $13.00 $20.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Automated $13.00 $20.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Automated $13.00 $20.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Automated $13.00 $20.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH URINALYSIS, AUTO WITH SCOPE $36.00 $40.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.15, median $7.80, highest $36.00 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $13.00 — 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.