Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — inpatient

In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $3.60 to $23.40, with a median of $6.96. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$3.60Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Median$6.96half pay less
Highest$23.40in this market
Difference6.5×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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.

median
Lowest $3.60Highest $23.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA 81001 URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE Tech $3.60 $21.00 83%
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA 81001 URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE Tech $5.02 $21.00 76%
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA 81001 URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE Tech $6.61 $21.00 69%
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA URINALYSIS-BASIC & MICROS (SQ) $6.96 $21.00 67%
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Urine Analysis Basic & Microscopic.. $6.96 $21.00 67%
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Urinalysis with Reflex to Culture. $6.96 $21.00 67%
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA LS URINALYSIS-BASIC & MICROS (SQ) $6.96 $21.00 67%
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Urine Microscopic Complete? -> Done $6.96 $21.00 67%
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA URINALYSIS DIP/MICRO (81001) $6.96 $21.00 67%
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA SC URINALYSIS W/MICRO (SQ) $6.96 $21.00 67%
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA HC URINALYSIS W/MICRO $23.40 $39.00 40%
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA HC URINALYSIS W/MICRO $23.40 $39.00 40%
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Inpatient: lowest $3.60, median $6.96, highest $23.40 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $6.96 — 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.