Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — inpatient

In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $61.95 to $324.92, with a median of $201.00. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 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$61.95Tampa General Hospital
Median$201.00half pay less
Highest$324.92in this market
Difference5.2×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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.

median
Lowest $61.95Highest $324.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL Hb Urinalysis Automated W/Micro $61.95 $177.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL Hb Ua With Microscopy $61.95 $177.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL HC URINALYSIS AUTO WITH MICROSCOPIC $173.99 $173.99 Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL HC URINALYSIS AUTO WITH MICROSCOPIC $176.05 $176.05 Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC URINALYSIS AUTO WITH MICROSCOPIC $191.18 $191.18 Apr 1, 2026
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. Tampa, FL URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE $201.00 $402.00 50%
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. Tampa, FL URINALYSIS W MICRO, OUTSIDE FACILITY $201.00 $402.00 50%
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Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL HC URINALYSIS AUTO WITH MICROSCOPIC $324.92 $324.92 Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL HC URINALYSIS AUTO WITH MICROSCOPIC $324.92 $324.92 Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL HC URINALYSIS AUTO WITH MICROSCOPIC $324.92 $324.92 Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL HC URINALYSIS AUTO WITH MICROSCOPIC $324.92 $324.92 Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL HC URINALYSIS AUTO WITH MICROSCOPIC $324.92 $324.92 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $61.95, median $201.00, highest $324.92 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $201.00 — 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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81001 ($35.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FLHb Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $2.80 file
OHI West, Inc. Saint Petersburg, FLHb Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $2.80 file