Urine dipstick, automated cost in Bellefontaine, OH
In Bellefontaine, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $41.60 to $41.60, with a median of $41.60. Across Ohio, the median is $24.00 at 131 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Bellefontaine, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Rutan Hospital lowest Bellefontaine, OH · (937) 651-3257 Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $41.60 | $52.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Rutan Hospital lowest Bellefontaine, OH · (937) 651-3257 Urinalysis W/O Micro | $41.60 | $52.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $41.60, median $41.60, highest $41.60.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $41.60. 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.