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.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only | $11.57 | $26.91 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only | $11.57 | $26.91 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only | $11.57 | $26.91 | 57% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL C+A Procedure | $225.79 | $225.79 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL C+A Procedure | $225.79 | $225.79 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL C+A Procedure | $225.79 | $225.79 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL Ua W/O Micro/2 | $304.00 | $304.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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.