Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $5.43 to $14.78, with a median of $13.80. The lowest listed price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD HC Urinalysis Macroscopic | $5.43 | $5.54 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center, Inc. Baltimore, MD HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE POC | $12.81 | $13.07 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center, Inc. Baltimore, MD HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE | $12.81 | $13.07 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD URINALYSIS ROUTINE | $14.78 | $15.08 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD POC Urinalysis, auto w/out Mi | $14.78 | $15.08 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD GLUCOSE QUAL URINE | $14.78 | $15.08 | 2% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.43, median $13.80, highest $14.78 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $13.80. 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.