How much does urinalysis, automated with microscopy cost in Texas?
CPT 81001 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
81001 Urinalysis, automated with microscopy
Ask to pay
$108
This is the local cash / self-pay price — usually the best rate you can ask for.
Typical
$108
Ask $108
$3 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $851
What Medicare paysⓘ
no data
Typical price near you
$108
Cash / self-pay price
$108
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) lowest | Hospital | $3cash | — | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $3cash | — | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $7cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $13cash | — | — |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $20cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $24cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $29cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $70cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $73cash | — | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $78cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $78cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $78cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $78cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $78cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $78cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $79cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $86cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $87negotiated | — | — |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $90cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $90cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $91cash | — | — |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $92cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $92cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $106cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $108cash | — | — |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $110cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $115cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $121cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $121cash | — | — |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $121cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $156cash | — | — |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $190cash | — | — |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $262cash | — | — |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $273cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $273cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $390cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $391cash | — | — |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $421cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $434cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $436cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $444cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $448cash | — | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $454cash | — | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $454cash | — | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $454cash | — | — |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $467cash | — | — |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $467cash | — | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $467cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $478cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $509cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $613cash | — | — |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $613cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $620cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $691cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $702cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $708cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $735cash | — | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $851cash | — | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges.
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- No Medicare benchmark on file for 81001 (Urinalysis, automated with microscopy) — I can't anchor to Medicare here. Please send your pricing methodology for this code.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 81001 is $107.85, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $89.35–$438.38. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
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What should 81001 cost in Texas?
For urinalysis, automated with microscopy (CPT 81001) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $108, with hospitals ranging from $89 to $438 across 74 facilities. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does urinalysis, automated with microscopy cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for urinalysis, automated with microscopy (CPT 81001) in Texas is around $108, with hospital prices ranging from $89 to $438 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
Can I negotiate the price of urinalysis, automated with microscopy?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.