Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — inpatient

In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $82.88 to $170.40, with a median of $125.07. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose.

Cash prices at 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$82.88Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose
Median$125.07half pay less
Highest$170.40in this market
Difference2.1×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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

median
Lowest $82.88Highest $170.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose lowest San Jose, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $82.88 $148.00 44%
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El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC UA W/MICROSCOPIC $167.25 $669.00 75% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA HC Urine Routine-Micro $170.40 $426.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $82.88, median $125.07, highest $170.40 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $168.83 — 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.