Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — inpatient

In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $13.25 to $13.25, with a median of $13.25. Across Texas, the median is $77.87 at 98 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.

Lowest$13.25Bexar County Hospital District
Median$13.25half pay less
Highest$13.25in this market
Difference1.0×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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

median
Lowest $13.25Highest $13.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Bexar County Hospital District lowest San Antonio, TX HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE - BUNDLED CHARGE $13.25 $53.00 75% Oct 14, 2025
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Bexar County Hospital District lowest San Antonio, TX HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE - URINALYSIS MICROSCO $13.25 $53.00 75% Oct 14, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $13.25, median $13.25, highest $13.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $18.01 — 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.