Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Memphis, TN-MS-AR — inpatient

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $4.84 to $40.11, with a median of $9.68. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$4.84Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp
Median$9.68half pay less
Highest$40.11in this market
Difference8.3×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

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Lowest $4.84Highest $40.11

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $4.84 $22.00 78%
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $4.84 $22.00 78%
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $9.68 $44.00 78%
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $9.68 $44.00 78%
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $9.68 $44.00 78%
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $9.68 $44.00 78%
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $9.68 $44.00 78%
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $9.68 $44.00 78%
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $9.68 $44.00 78%
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $9.68 $44.00 78%
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $9.68 $44.00 78%
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $9.68 $44.00 78%
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR URINALYSIS AUTO MICROSCOPIC $28.65 $191.00 85% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS URINALYSIS AUTO MICROSCOPIC $38.20 $191.00 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN URINALYSIS AUTO MICROSCOPIC $40.11 $191.00 79% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN URINALYSIS AUTO MICROSCOPIC $40.11 $191.00 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN URINALYSIS AUTO MICROSCOPIC $40.11 $191.00 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4.84, median $9.68, highest $40.11 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $9.68 — 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.

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.

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TNURINALYSIS AUTO MICROSCOPIC $2.40 file