Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $4.00 to $214.16, with a median of $29.60. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 53.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $29.60, is 35% above the US median of $22.00.
- That is 7.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.02).
- Pennsylvania ranks 33rd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 42 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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more
Median$29.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$214.16in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$25.60vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urinalysis, Nonauto, W/Scope | $4.00 | $4.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urinalysis, Nonauto, W/Scope | $4.00 | $676.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA URINE DIPSTICK W MICRO | $4.80 | $8.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA URINE DIPSTICK W MICRO | $4.80 | $8.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE - ONC | $5.76 | $16.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 81000 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE Tech | $6.21 | $26.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA OM Urine Collections -> Drug Screen Collection | $6.76 | $26.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 81000 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE Tech | $7.54 | $26.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $18.00 | $30.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $18.00 | $30.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK W MICRO | $18.60 | $31.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA CHS URINE DIPSTICK (NOT DOT) | $19.80 | $33.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA UA, NONAUTO W-SCOPE | $22.41 | $83.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA UA, NONAUTO W-SCOPE | $22.41 | $83.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA URINALYSIS-DIP W/MICRO | $24.00 | $40.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA URINALYSIS R&M | $24.00 | $24.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; NON-AUTOMATED | $24.50 | $49.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URINE DIPSTICK W MICRO | $25.80 | $43.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS NON AUTO W MICRO | $26.28 | $36.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK W MICRO | $26.40 | $44.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK W MICRO | $28.20 | $47.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA RHC URINALYSIS | $31.00 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA RHC URINALYSIS | $31.00 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA RHC URINALYSIS | $31.00 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA RHC URINALYSIS | $31.00 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA RHC URINALYSIS | $31.00 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA RHC URINALYSIS | $31.00 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA ROUTINE URINE W MICROSCOPIC | $32.90 | $65.80 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $33.60 | $56.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $92.70 | $103.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $92.70 | $103.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $135.00 | $150.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $135.00 | $150.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Urine W/Micro(Non-Automat | $214.16 | $214.16 | Dec 31, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $94.62 | $94.62 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $18.60 | $25.80 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 5 | $4.00 | $135.00 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $4.80 | $17.90 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 2 | $6.21 | $12.10 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $92.70 | $92.70 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 2 | $22.41 | $22.41 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $94.62 | $94.62 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $32.90 | $32.90 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $5.76 | $5.76 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $7.54 | $7.54 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $6.76 | $6.76 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
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
- 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
- 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.