Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $24.65 to $48.14, with a median of $48.14. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO | $24.65 | $85.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE | $24.94 | $86.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO | $45.90 | $85.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE | $46.44 | $86.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPICS | $48.14 | $160.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN URINALYSIS | $48.14 | $160.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN URINALYSIS | $48.14 | $160.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN URINALYSIS | $48.14 | $160.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN URINALYSIS | $48.14 | $160.45 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPICS | $48.14 | $160.45 | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.65, median $48.14, highest $48.14 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $46.44. 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.