Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Bismarck, ND — inpatient

In Bismarck, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $15.81 to $19.38, with a median of $17.60.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$15.81St. Alexius Medical Center
Median$17.60half pay less
Highest$19.38in this market
Difference1.2×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 Bismarck, ND.

median
Lowest $15.81Highest $19.38

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St. Alexius Medical Center lowest Bismarck, ND HC RHC UA WO MICRO AUTO $15.81 $31.00 49% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Alexius Medical Center Bismarck, ND HC SP MAN DOT UA $19.38 $38.00 49% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $15.81, median $17.60, highest $19.38 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $17.60 — 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.