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Urinalysis with microscope in Houston, TX costs $3 to $273. Here's every hospital's price.

18 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 18 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope (CPT 81001). The lowest is $3 at Harris Health, the median is $92 and the highest is $273 at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 86 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $92 is 162% above the national median of $35 across 560 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

18 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $304. 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 March 2023 and April 2026. 42 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.

$3
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
Harris Health · 7 mi
$89 below the median
$92
median cash price
18 hospitals
86×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
18/60
hospitals with a cash price
42 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$3
list $105 · lowest of 2 lines
2
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$3
list $14 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Shriners Hospitals for Children

Galveston · 48 mi · File Mar 2026

$24
list $24
4
Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital

Bellaire · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$37
list $73 · lowest of 2 lines
5
St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Pasadena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$87
list $248 · lowest of 8 lines
6
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$92
list $262 · lowest of 4 lines
7
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$92
list $262 · lowest of 4 lines
8
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$92
list $262 · lowest of 4 lines
9
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$92
list $262 · lowest of 4 lines
10
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$92
list $262 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$106
list $211 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$273
list $546 · lowest of 2 lines
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 Houston, TX 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