Urine microalbumin test cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 19 hospitals list a cash price for urine microalbumin (albumin) test: from $12.15 to $140.45, with a median of $54.60. The lowest listed price is at Fairfield Medical Center — $42.45 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $50.40 at 127 hospitals.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 cities for code 82043, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Medical Center lowest Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 Ur Microalbumin File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $12.15 | $27.00 | $4.81–$27.00 | 55% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Albumin (Microalbumin) Urine Quantitative+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $26.65 | $41.00 | $5.08–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Albumin (Microalbumin) Urine Quantitative+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $26.65 | $41.00 | $5.08–$69.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Albumin (Microalbumin) 24 Hour Urine Quantitative+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $26.65 | $41.00 | $5.08–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Albumin (Microalbumin) 24 Hour Urine Quantitative+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $26.65 | $41.00 | $5.08–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Albumin (Microalbumin) Urine Quantitative+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $26.65 | $41.00 | $5.08–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Albumin (Microalbumin) Urine Quantitative+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $26.65 | $41.00 | $5.08–$632.00 | 35% |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Microalbumin Urine Quantitative File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35.75 | $55.00 | — | 35% |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH · (740) 380-8000 HC Microalbumin Urine Quan source file | $37.32 | $37.32 | — | — |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Microalbumin Urine Quantitative File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $54.60 | $84.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Microalbumin Urine Quantitative File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Microalbumin Urine Quantitative File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Microalbumin Urine Quantitative File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Microalbumin Urine Quantitative File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Microalbumin Urine Quantitative File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Microalbumin Urine Quantitative File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Urine microalbumin (protein) level File of Oct 22, 2025 · source file | $63.31 | $97.40 | $2.86–$94.48 | 35% |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 URINE MICROALBUMIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.10 | $99.00 | $46.53–$97.02 | 10% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Microalbumin, Quantitative - Microalbumin source file | $140.45 | $140.45 | $5.66–$140.45 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $12.15, median $54.60, highest $140.45 — a 11.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $54.60. 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 9 of 10 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
A urine microalbumin test measures small amounts of albumin protein in the urine. It is the yearly kidney check for people with diabetes or high blood pressure.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test; collecting the sample may be billed separately.