Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — inpatient

In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 21 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $3.65 to $273.24, with a median of $20.80. The lowest listed price is at University Hospital.

Cash prices at 21 facilities across 15 cities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.

Lowest$3.65University Hospital
Median$20.80half pay less
Highest$273.24in this market
Difference74.9×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

median
Lowest $3.65Highest $273.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
University Hospital lowest Newark, NJ URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $3.65 $39.54 91% Aug 13, 2026
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ Urinalysis Auto W Micro $3.65 $92.00 96%
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Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ Urinalysis Auto W Micro $3.65 $153.00 98%
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Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ Urinalysis Auto W Micro $3.65 $195.00 98%
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Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ Urinalysis Auto W Micro $3.65 $195.00 98%
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Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ Urinalysis Auto W Micro $3.65 $193.00 98%
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NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/ MICROSCOPY $3.80 $30.43 88% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone New York, NY HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/ MICROSCOPY $3.80 $30.43 88% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone New York, NY HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/ MICROSCOPY $3.80 $30.43 88% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/ MICROSCOPY $3.80 $67.73 94% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Hospital?Suffolk Patchogue, NY HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/ MICROSCOPY $3.80 $30.43 88% Jan 1, 2026
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Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $17.00 $17.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY URINALY AUTO W/ MICRO $17.00 $17.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Valley Hospital Health Plaza Paramus, NJ ROUTINE URINAL AUTO W MICRO $24.60 $41.00 40%
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Englewood Health Englewood, NJ Complete Urinalysis Automated W/Microscopy 81001 $25.10 $251.00 90% Feb 2, 2026
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Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow, NY Ur Anal/Micro $34.72 $49.60 30% Oct 28, 2025
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HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Inc Belle Mead, NJ URINALYSIS COMPLETE QST $42.80 $107.00 60%
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HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Inc Belle Mead, NJ URINALYSIS COMPLETE W/REFLEX TO CULTURE QST $42.80 $107.00 60%
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HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Inc Belle Mead, NJ URINALYSIS COMPLETE QST $42.80 $107.00 60%
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HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Inc Belle Mead, NJ URINALYSIS COMPLETE W/REFLEX TO CULTURE QST $42.80 $107.00 60%
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Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Urinalysis Auto W Scope $54.00 $60.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Urinalysis Auto W Scope $54.00 $60.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Urinalysis Auto W Scope $54.00 $60.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY HC Urinalysis Auto W Scope $54.00 $60.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Urinalysis Auto W Scope $54.00 $60.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY ROUTINE AUTO URINE W/MICRO $273.24 $303.60 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3.65, median $20.80, highest $273.24 — a 74.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 32 facilities here, median $42.80 — 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.