Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $4.87 to $52.65, with a median of $26.65. The lowest price is at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital (Clinton). The highest price is 10.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $26.65, is 21% above the US median of $22.00.
- That is 6.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.02).
- Missouri ranks 30th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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$4.87Golden Valley Memorial Hospital
Median$26.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$52.65in Missouri
Lowest saves$21.78vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital lowest Clinton · Clinton, MO URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $4.87 | $8.11 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS URINE DIP | $9.00 | $33.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO Urinalysis w/Microscopic Manual | $10.32 | $49.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS DIPSTICK URINALYSIS | $11.40 | $28.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS DIPSTICK URINALYSIS | $11.40 | $28.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS DIPSTICK URINALYSIS | $11.40 | $28.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPY | $12.00 | $24.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO OUTREACH-URINALYSIS | $14.40 | $16.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $16.90 | $26.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $16.90 | $26.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Urinalysis nonauto w/scope | $17.70 | $59.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO UA COMPLETE MICROSCOPIC POC-JOB | $21.00 | $35.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $26.65 | $41.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $27.30 | $42.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $32.50 | $50.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $32.50 | $50.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO UA, NONAUTO W-SCOPE | $33.03 | $137.64 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO Reducing Substances Urine | $34.40 | $43.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $39.65 | $61.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $43.55 | $67.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $43.55 | $67.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $44.20 | $68.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $44.20 | $68.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $46.15 | $71.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Urinalysis Non Automated W Micro | $52.65 | $81.00 | Jun 10, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $11.40 | $11.40 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $16.90 | $32.50 |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $44.20 | $44.20 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $4.87 | $4.87 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $46.15 | $46.15 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $33.03 | $33.03 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $34.40 | $34.40 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $17.70 | $17.70 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $26.65 | $26.65 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $10.32 | $10.32 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
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
- Alabama$24.00
- 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
- 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.