Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $23.80 to $273.00, with a median of $273.00. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens Texas.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens Texas lowest Galveston, TX URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE | $23.80 | $23.80 | — | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL & MICRO | $105.50 | $211.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STICK/TABLET, AUTO W/MICRO | $156.11 | $233.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STICK/TABLET, AUTO W/MICRO | $156.11 | $233.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STICK/TABLET, AUTO W/MICRO | $156.11 | $233.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL & MICRO | $273.00 | $546.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL & MICRO | $273.00 | $546.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL & MICRO | $273.00 | $546.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL & MICRO | $273.00 | $546.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL & MICRO | $273.00 | $546.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL & MICRO | $273.00 | $546.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL & MICRO | $273.00 | $546.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL & MICRO | $273.00 | $546.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.80, median $273.00, highest $273.00 — a 11.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $273.00. 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Hsa St. Joseph LLC Houston, TXAUTOM URINE DIP W MICRO | $3.11 | file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXURINE CHEMISTRIES / MICROSCOPIC | $3.17 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXURINE CHEMISTRIES / MICROSCOPIC | $3.17 | file |