Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Portland-South Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $11.70 to $150.20, with a median of $80.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.

Lowest$11.70Mercy Hospital
Median$80.40half pay less
Highest$150.20in this market
Difference12.8×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

median
Lowest $11.70Highest $150.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME URINALYSIS REFLEX TO CULTURE-Q $11.70 $45.00 74%
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME CHG URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $30.00 $30.00 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME B* HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $35.55 $35.55 Sep 9, 2025
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York Hospital York, ME W URINALYSIS W/MICRO (WELLS) $80.40 $134.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME UA WITH MICROSCOPIC $80.40 $134.00 40%
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC URNLS DIP STICK/TAREAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $100.55 $100.55 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC URNLS DIP STICK/TAREAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $150.20 $150.20 Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $11.70, median $80.40, highest $150.20 — a 12.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $57.98 — 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.