Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Kansas City, MO-KS
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $17.28 to $290.80, with a median of $21.93. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS BCE UA with Micros PROF | $17.28 | $36.00 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO BCE UA with Micros PROF | $17.28 | $36.00 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC CMH | $17.76 | $37.00 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC CMH | $17.76 | $37.00 | 52% | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO BILL UA PLUS MC | $26.10 | $90.00 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO Bill UA w Mic Addl | $26.10 | $90.00 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO UA Scope Foley | $26.10 | $90.00 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC URINALYSIS AUTO WITH MICROSCOPIC | $290.80 | $290.80 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.28, median $21.93, highest $290.80 — a 16.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $21.93. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MOHc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope | $3.00 | file |