Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — inpatient

In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $24.65 to $48.14, with a median of $46.44. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.

Lowest$24.65Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Median$46.44half pay less
Highest$48.14in this market
Difference2.0×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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.

median
Lowest $24.65Highest $48.14

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $24.65 $85.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $24.94 $86.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $45.90 $85.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $46.44 $86.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN URINALYSIS $48.14 $160.45 70%
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Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPICS $48.14 $160.45 70%
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Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN URINALYSIS $48.14 $160.45 70%
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Inpatient: lowest $24.65, median $46.44, highest $48.14 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $48.14 — 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.