Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis, automated cost in Lexington, TN — inpatient

In Lexington, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $6.34 to $6.34, with a median of $6.34. Across Tennessee, the median is $30.60 at 86 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$6.34Houston County Community Hospital

Median$6.34half of hospitals charge less

Highest$6.34in this market

Difference1.0×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 Lexington, TN.

median

Lowest $6.34Highest $11.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Houston County Community Hospital lowest Lexington, TN · (731) 968-1801 UA AUTO W-SCOPE source file	$6.34	$15.85	—	60%
Houston County Community Hospital Lexington, TN · (731) 968-1801 URINALYSIS COMPLETE+1 more line at this price source file	$11.96	$29.90	$1.75–$29.90	60%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $6.34, median $6.34, highest $6.34.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $6.34 — 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.