Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Hartford, CT — inpatient

In Hartford, CT, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $5.50 to $28.05, with a median of $7.89. The lowest listed price is at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center.

Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$5.50Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Median$7.89half pay less
Highest$28.05in this market
Difference5.1×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 Hartford, CT.

median
Lowest $5.50Highest $28.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center lowest Hartford, CT HC Quest Urinalysis With Microscopy Automated $5.50 $10.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Automated $5.50 $10.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT Urinal-Diagnostic $7.89 $13.15 40%
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Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT Urinal-Diagnostic $7.89 $13.15 40%
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Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc Hartford, CT HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Automated $28.05 $51.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $5.50, median $7.89, highest $28.05 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $7.89 — 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.