Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — inpatient

In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $8.96 to $49.50, with a median of $20.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 10 cities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 6, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$8.96Henry Ford Health
Median$20.00half pay less
Highest$49.50in this market
Difference5.5×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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.

median
Lowest $8.96Highest $49.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $8.96 $16.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI URINALYSIS AUTOMATED, W/MICRO $10.04 $17.93 44%
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI URINALYSIS AUTOMATED, W/MICRO $11.20 $20.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Novi, MI URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $12.32 $22.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Novi, MI URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $12.32 $22.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $12.32 $22.00 44%
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Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $12.32 $22.00 44%
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Taylor, MI Hc Urinalysis Automated W Microscopy $20.00 $20.00
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William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI Hc Urinalysis Automated W Microscopy $20.00 $20.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Trenton, MI Hc Urinalysis Automated W Microscopy $20.00 $20.00
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Oakwood Healthcare Inc Wayne, MI Hc Urinalysis Automated W Microscopy $20.00 $20.00
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William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI Hc Urinalysis Automated W Microscopy $20.00 $20.00
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VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI UA AUTO W/MICRO $21.75 $29.00 25% Apr 8, 2026
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VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Inc Detroit, MI UA AUTO W/MICRO $24.00 $32.00 25% Apr 6, 2026
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI URINALYSIS AUTOMATED W MICRO $25.76 $46.00 44%
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VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Inc Detroit, MI UA AUTO W/MICRO $36.00 $48.00 25% Apr 7, 2026
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Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI UA AUTO W/MICRO $49.50 $66.00 25% Aug 20, 2026
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Vhs Harper-Hutzel Hospital INC Detroit, MI UA AUTO W/MICRO $49.50 $66.00 25% Sep 2, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $8.96, median $20.00, highest $49.50 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $12.32 — 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.