Lab tests CPT 81001 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Paducah, KY-IL

In Paducah, KY-IL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $39.60 to $61.20, with a median of $50.40. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Healthcare System INC.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Lowest$39.60Baptist Healthcare System INC
Median$50.40half pay less
Highest$61.20in this market
Difference1.5×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 Paducah, KY-IL.

median
Lowest $39.60Highest $61.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Baptist Healthcare System INC lowest Paducah, KY Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated $39.60 $52.80 25% Sep 18, 2026
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Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital LLC Paducah, KY HC Urinalysis W/ Microscopy $61.20 $102.00 40%
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Outpatient: lowest $39.60, median $50.40, highest $61.20 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $71.40. 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.