Lab tests CPT 81001 New Mexico Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $52.92 to $59.60, with a median of $56.26. The lowest price is at Covenant Hospital Hobbs (Hobbs). The highest price is 1.1× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 81001. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$52.92Covenant Hospital Hobbs
Median$56.26half pay less
Highest$59.60in New Mexico
Lowest saves$3.34vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Covenant Hospital Hobbs lowest Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM $52.92 $126.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC $59.60 $74.50 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hobbs, NM 1 $52.92 $52.92
Taos, NM 1 $59.60 $59.60

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.

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.