Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Kansas City, MO-KS — inpatient

In Kansas City, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$17.28Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas
Median$21.93half pay less
Highest$290.80in this market
Difference16.8×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 Kansas City, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $17.28Highest $290.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS BCE UA with Micros PROF $17.28 $36.00 52%
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO BCE UA with Micros PROF $17.28 $36.00 52%
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC CMH $17.76 $37.00 52%
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC CMH $17.76 $37.00 52%
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NKC Health North Kansas City, MO BILL UA PLUS MC $26.10 $90.00 71% Mar 6, 2026
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NKC Health North Kansas City, MO Bill UA w Mic Addl $26.10 $90.00 71% Mar 6, 2026
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NKC Health North Kansas City, MO UA Scope Foley $26.10 $90.00 71% Mar 6, 2026
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Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC URINALYSIS AUTO WITH MICROSCOPIC $290.80 $290.80 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $17.28, median $21.93, highest $290.80 — a 16.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $21.93 — 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.