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Urinalysis with microscope in Boston, MA-NH costs $6 to $20. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for urinalysis with microscope (CPT 81001). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope (CPT 81001). The lowest is $6 at Boston Medical Center-Brighton, the median is $9 and the highest is $20 at Cambridge Health Alliance. The most expensive hospital lists 3.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $9 is 74% below the national median of $35 across 560 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $3 to $513. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and April 2026. 35 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$6
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Boston Medical Center-Brighton · 13 mi
$3 below the median
$9
median cash price
5 hospitals
3.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/41
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$6
list $13 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$8
list $11 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$8
list $11 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

$9
list $13 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$17
list $38
6
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$20
list $20
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 81001. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 81001, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About urinalysis with microscope

CPT 81001 is an automated urinalysis with microscopic examination: a dipstick for protein, glucose, blood, infection markers and more, plus a look at the sample under a microscope for cells and crystals. It is done for urinary infections, kidney concerns, diabetes monitoring and pre-surgical screening.

What the price covers

The laboratory test only. It does not include the visit, a urine culture if infection is suspected (87086, a separate test), or the collection kit.

Why prices vary

This is a test that costs a few dollars to perform. Hospital list prices range from under $10 to over $200, and the cash price at a hospital is often many times what an urgent-care clinic or independent lab charges.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 81001?
  • Will a urine culture be added, and what does it cost?
  • Can it be done at a clinic or independent lab instead of the hospital?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

Questions people ask