Lab tests CPT 81001 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Dexter, MO

In Dexter, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $19.50 to $62.40, with a median of $19.50. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Stoddard.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

Lowest$19.50Mercy Hospital Stoddard
Median$19.50half pay less
Highest$62.40in this market
Difference3.2×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 Dexter, MO.

median
Lowest $19.50Highest $62.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Stoddard lowest Dexter, MO Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy $19.50 $26.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO Urinalysis Automated W Micro $19.50 $26.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W Micro $19.50 $26.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County LLC dba Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO Urinalysis Automated W Micro $62.40 $96.00 35%
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Outpatient: lowest $19.50, median $19.50, highest $62.40 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $19.50. 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.