Lab tests CPT 81001 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Lima, OH

In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $4.36 to $37.20, with a median of $12.60. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4.36Lima Memorial Health System
Median$12.60half pay less
Highest$37.20in this market
Difference8.5×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 Lima, OH.

median
Lowest $4.36Highest $37.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH Urinalysis Auto Wscope $4.36 $4.84 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Urinalysis W Req Micr.Uam $12.60 $14.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Urflx,Possible Culture.Urflx $12.60 $14.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center LLC Lima, OH HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $37.20 $62.00 40%
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Outpatient: lowest $4.36, median $12.60, highest $37.20 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $12.60. 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.