Lab tests CPT 81001 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $33.00 to $89.50, with a median of $44.50. The lowest listed price is at Jefferson Medical Center.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 81001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$33.00Jefferson Medical Center
Median$44.50half pay less
Highest$89.50in this market
Difference2.7×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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

median
Lowest $33.00Highest $89.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Jefferson Medical Center lowest Ranson, WV URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE $33.00 $66.00 50%
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Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $44.50 $89.00 50%
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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $44.50 $89.00 50%
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Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $44.50 $89.00 50%
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $44.50 $89.00 50%
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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO $44.50 $89.00 50%
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Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William Woodbridge, VA Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $89.50 $179.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William Woodbridge, VA Chgl Urinalysis W/Micro $89.50 $179.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $33.00, median $44.50, highest $89.50 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $44.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.