Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $4.00 to $103.00, with a median of $24.00. The lowest price is at Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden). The highest price is 25.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $24.00, is 9% above the US median of $22.00.
- That is 6.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.02).
- Alabama ranks 23rd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 81000. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.00Riverview Regional Medical Center
Median$24.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$103.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$20.00vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Urinalysis, Nonauto, W/Scope | $4.00 | $219.05 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL URINALYSIS NO MICRO | $6.63 | $13.25 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL UA, NONAUTO W-SCOPE | $8.70 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $16.05 | $40.12 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Urinalysis test using microscope | $19.00 | $81.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; NON-AUTOMATED | $23.80 | $34.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL ..SPECIFIC GRAVITY, URINE (DISC) | $24.00 | $24.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL ..SPECIFIC GRAVITY, URINE (DISC) | $24.00 | $24.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL CHG URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE | $25.08 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bullock County Hospital Union Springs · Union Springs, AL DRUG SCREEN DOT SEND OUT | $31.00 | $31.00 | Nov 24, 2024 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL DIPSTICK | $39.56 | $46.54 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LAB-URINALYSYS , DIPSTICK-UADI | $103.00 | $103.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LAB-URINALYSYS , DIPSTICK-UADI | $103.00 | $103.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $103.00 | $103.00 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $25.08 | $25.08 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $8.70 | $8.70 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $16.05 | $16.05 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $6.63 | $6.63 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $39.56 | $39.56 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $23.80 | $23.80 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $19.00 | $19.00 |
| Union Springs, AL | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What urinalysis with microscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urinalysis with microscopy explained.
Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in other states
- Alaska$83.15
- Arizona$20.00
- Arkansas$17.60
- California$31.72
- Colorado$84.49
- Connecticut$12.24
- District of Columbia$25.43, 1 hospital
- Florida$39.73
- Georgia$38.70
- Hawaii$19.20
- Idaho$27.10
- Illinois$22.50
- Indiana$26.57
- Iowa$29.86
- Kansas$26.15
- Kentucky$20.96
- Louisiana$7.36
- Maine$24.96
- Maryland$24.70
- Massachusetts$14.50
- Michigan$15.00
- Minnesota$34.24
- Mississippi$20.00
- Missouri$26.65
- Montana$18.10
- Nebraska$35.42
- Nevada$51.00
- New Hampshire$18.50
- New Jersey$4.42
- New Mexico$16.98, 3 hospitals
- New York$11.78
- North Carolina$42.50
- North Dakota$26.40
- Ohio$18.20
- Oklahoma$17.85
- Oregon$30.40
- Pennsylvania$29.60
- Puerto Rico$24.00
- Rhode Island$4.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$27.00
- South Dakota$39.00
- Tennessee$13.31
- Texas$39.33
- Utah$48.70
- Vermont$19.45
- Virginia$10.15
- Washington$17.10
- West Virginia$16.00
- Wisconsin$12.50
- Wyoming$30.18
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.