Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Birmingham, AL — inpatient

In Birmingham, AL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $11.57 to $304.00, with a median of $225.79. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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.

Lowest$11.57The Children's Hospital of Alabama
Median$225.79half pay less
Highest$304.00in this market
Difference26.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Birmingham, AL.

median
Lowest $11.57Highest $304.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only $11.57 $26.91 57%
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only $11.57 $26.91 57%
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only $11.57 $26.91 57%
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Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL C+A Procedure $225.79 $225.79 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL C+A Procedure $225.79 $225.79 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL C+A Procedure $225.79 $225.79 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL Ua W/O Micro/2 $304.00 $304.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11.57, median $225.79, highest $304.00 — a 26.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $225.79 — 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.