Urinalysis, automated cost in Hutchinson, KS
In Hutchinson, KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $9.62 to $13.00, with a median of $11.31. The lowest listed price is at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center — $1.69 less than the median here. Across Kansas, the median is $33.00 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Hutchinson, KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center lowest Hutchinson, KS · (620) 665-2000 Indicated - Urinalysis Microscopic Indicated? | $9.62 | $14.80 | $3.11–$11.05 | 35% | — source file |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Hutchinson, KS · (620) 665-2000 Urinalysis with Microscopic and Reflex Culture | $10.76 | $16.55 | $3.11–$11.05 | 35% | — source file |
| Summit Surgical Hutchinson, KS · (620) 663-4800 URINALYSIS MICROSCOPIC (RL) | $13.00 | $16.25 | — | 20% | — source file |
| Summit Surgical Hutchinson, KS · (620) 663-4800 UA WITH CULTURE-LAB (RL) | $14.64 | $18.30 | — | 20% | — source file |
| Summit Surgical Hutchinson, KS · (620) 663-4800 UA WITH MICROSCOPIC (RL) | $14.64 | $18.30 | — | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.62, median $11.31, highest $13.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $11.31. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.