Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $12.48 to $114.00, with a median of $43.80. The lowest listed price is at Providence Health And Services - Washington.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Health And Services - Washington lowest Anchorage, AK HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $12.48 | $16.00 | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK Urine Color Urine Dipstick | $43.80 | $146.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK .Bill Only DS Auto/No MSc | $43.80 | $146.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK Urinalysis w/o Microscopic Automated | $43.80 | $146.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Anchorage, AK HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $78.78 | $101.00 | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK Automated urinalysis test | $114.00 | $114.00 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.48, median $43.80, highest $114.00 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $73.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
An automated urinalysis without microscopy tests a urine sample on a machine that reads the chemical dipstick results. It checks for protein, sugar, blood, ketones and signs of infection, without a microscope exam of cells.
What the price covers
The price covers the automated chemical test. A microscope exam or urine culture is billed separately if done.