Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Anchorage, AK — inpatient
In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $12.48 to $78.78, with a median of $73.00. The lowest listed price is at Providence Health And Services - Washington.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 | $73.00 | $146.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK .Bill Only DS Auto/No MSc | $73.00 | $146.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK Urinalysis w/o Microscopic Automated | $73.00 | $146.00 | 50% | 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $12.48, median $73.00, highest $78.78 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $43.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.