Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — inpatient

In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $37.80 to $136.00, with a median of $82.88. The lowest listed price is at Hayward Sisters Hospital.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 11 cities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$37.80Hayward Sisters Hospital
Median$82.88half pay less
Highest$136.00in this market
Difference3.6×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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

median
Lowest $37.80Highest $136.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Hayward Sisters Hospital lowest Hayward, CA URINALYSISAUTOWITHMICRO $37.80 $126.00 70% Feb 23, 2026
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Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA UADIPAUTOW/MICRO $37.80 $126.00 70% Feb 23, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA HC Urine Routine-Micro $136.00 $340.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $37.80, median $82.88, highest $136.00 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $82.88 — 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.