Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in St. Louis, MO-IL — inpatient

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $4.60 to $157.68, with a median of $6.00. The lowest listed price is at Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 10 cities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

Lowest$4.60Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital
Median$6.00half pay less
Highest$157.68in this market
Difference34.3×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 St. Louis, MO-IL.

median
Lowest $4.60Highest $157.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital lowest Maryland Heights, MO Urinalysis, Complete $4.60 $5.75 20% Apr 24, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Urinalysis Automated W Micro $6.00 $8.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICROSCOPIC $10.98 $10.98 Mar 16, 2026
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO URINALYSIS AND MICROSCOPI $10.98 $10.98 Mar 16, 2026
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American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL UA, AUTO W-SCOPE $20.03 $33.39 40%
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $94.32 $131.00 28%
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO URINALYSIS AND MICROSCOPI $103.00 $103.00 Mar 16, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $104.40 $145.00 28%
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICROSCOPIC $109.27 $109.27 Mar 16, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $110.88 $154.00 28%
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St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $157.68 $219.00 28%
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Inpatient: lowest $4.60, median $6.00, highest $157.68 — a 34.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $6.00 — 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.