Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 28 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $68.80 to $288.26, with a median of $94.56. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health - Placentia Linda.

Cash prices at 28 facilities across 19 cities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$68.80UCI Health - Placentia Linda
Median$94.56half pay less
Highest$288.26in this market
Difference4.2×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

median
Lowest $68.80Highest $288.26

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
UCI Health - Placentia Linda lowest Orange, CA UA AUTO W/MICRO $68.80 $172.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital Orange, CA HB URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $68.80 $172.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA UA AUTO W/MICRO $68.80 $172.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA UA AUTO W/MICRO $68.80 $172.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Torrance, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB $69.30 $198.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Torrance, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM $69.30 $198.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California San Pedro, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB $69.30 $198.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California San Pedro, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM $69.30 $198.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA HC Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $69.52 $106.96 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB $90.24 $188.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $93.08 $179.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $93.08 $179.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $93.08 $179.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $93.08 $179.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $93.08 $179.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $93.08 $179.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $93.08 $179.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $93.08 $179.00 48%
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM $94.56 $197.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB $95.55 $273.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM $101.85 $291.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM $117.12 $244.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB $117.12 $244.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Burbank, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM $125.30 $358.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Burbank, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB $125.30 $358.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM $143.04 $298.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB $143.04 $298.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $144.00 $144.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $145.00 $145.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB $150.85 $431.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM $180.95 $517.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Tarzana Medical Center LLC Tarzana, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB $212.80 $608.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA UA AUTO W/MICRO $223.20 $558.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA URINALYSIS-RTN WITH MICRO $246.00 $246.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA HB LAB URINALYSIS W/ MICROSCOPY $256.10 $394.00 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Tarzana Medical Center LLC Tarzana, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM $276.50 $790.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA HB LAB URINALYSIS W/ MICROSCOPY $288.26 $443.47 35% Nov 26, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $68.80, median $94.56, highest $288.26 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $93.82 — 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.