Lab tests CPT 81001 Outpatient

Urinalysis, automated cost in Atlanta, GA

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 37 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $8.50 to $260.00, with a median of $63.27. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital and 8 other hospitals — $54.77 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $59.50 at 87 hospitals.

Cash prices at 37 facilities across 25 cities for code 81001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$8.50Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital + 8 more
Median$63.27half pay less
Highest$260.00in this market
Difference30.6×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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

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Lowest $8.50Highest $260.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $8.50 $21.80 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $8.50 $21.80 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $8.50 $21.80 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $8.50 $21.80 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $8.50 $21.80 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $8.50 $21.80 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $8.50 $21.80 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $8.50 $21.80 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Urinalysis Auto W/Scope $8.50 $21.80 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA · (706) 655-9351 MICROSCOPIC EXAM URINE $15.00 $30.00 $11.00–$24.00 50% Mar 30, 2026
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Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA · (706) 655-9351 URINALYSIS WITH MICRO $26.00 $52.00 $20.00–$41.00 50% Mar 30, 2026
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Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA · (706) 655-9351 .UA WITH MICRO $26.00 $52.00 $20.00–$41.00 50% Mar 30, 2026
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Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE $28.40 $71.00 $3.17–$3.49 60% —
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Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE $28.40 $71.00 — 60% —
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Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE $28.40 $71.00 $3.17–$3.49 60% —
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Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE $28.40 $71.00 $3.17–$3.80 60% —
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Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W MICRO $56.00 $112.00 $33.60–$100.80 50% —
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Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; AUTOMATED $60.00 $150.00 $3.17–$3.49 60% —
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Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; AUTOMATED $60.00 $150.00 — 60% —
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Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; AUTOMATED $60.00 $150.00 $3.17–$3.49 60% —
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Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; AUTOMATED $60.00 $150.00 $3.17–$3.80 60% —
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Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Urinalysis Auto W Micro $63.27 $210.90 $2.06–$189.81 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Urinalysis Auto W Micro $63.27 $210.90 $2.85–$179.27 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Urinalysis Auto W Micro $63.27 $210.90 $2.06–$189.81 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Urinalysis Auto W Micro $63.27 $210.90 $2.85–$189.81 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Urinalysis Auto W Micro $63.27 $210.90 $2.85–$179.27 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Urinalysis Auto W Micro $63.27 $210.90 $0.21–$179.27 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Urinalysis Auto W Micro $63.27 $210.90 $2.01–$179.27 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Urinalysis Auto W Micro $63.27 $210.90 $2.01–$179.27 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Urinalysis Auto W Micro $63.27 $210.90 $2.85–$158.18 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Urinalysis Auto W Micro $63.27 $210.90 $2.01–$196.14 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urine Culture C&S , Colony Count If Abnormal Urinalysis $68.00 $68.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urine Culture C&S , Colony Count If Abnormal Urinalysis $68.00 $68.00 — — —
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urine Culture C&S , Colony Count If Abnormal Urinalysis $68.00 $68.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urine Culture C&S , Colony Count If Abnormal Urinalysis $68.00 $68.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urine Culture C&S , Colony Count If Abnormal Urinalysis $68.00 $68.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urine Culture C&S , Colony Count If Abnormal Urinalysis $68.00 $68.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urine Culture C&S , Colony Count If Abnormal Urinalysis $68.00 $68.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urine Culture C&S , Colony Count If Abnormal Urinalysis $68.00 $68.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $80.00 $80.00 — — —
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $80.00 $80.00 — — —
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $80.00 $80.00 — — —
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Urinalysis Microscopic $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope - Bundled Charge $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA Urinalysis Auto W/Microscopy $256.00 $256.00 — — —
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Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Urinalysis Auto W/Microscopy $256.00 $256.00 — — —
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Urinalysis Auto W/Microscopy $256.00 $256.00 — — —
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA Urinalysis Auto W/Microscopy $260.00 $260.00 $4.46–$177.03 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $8.50, median $63.27, highest $260.00 — a 30.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $63.27. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 12 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81001 ($42.50). 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.

Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale, GAHc Urinalysis, Auto, W/Scope $3.00 file