Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Norfolk, NE — inpatient

In Norfolk, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $8.40 to $85.68, with a median of $62.16.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$8.40Alegent Creighton Health
Median$62.16half pay less
Highest$85.68in this market
Difference10.2×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 Norfolk, NE.

median
Lowest $8.40Highest $85.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alegent Creighton Health lowest Plainview, NE HC RHC COMPL UA W MICRO $8.40 $10.00 16% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Plainview, NE HC URINALYSIS AUTOMATD W MICRO $62.16 $74.00 16% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Plainview, NE HC URINALYSIS $85.68 $102.00 16% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $8.40, median $62.16, highest $85.68 — a 10.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $62.16 — 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.