Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $3.99 to $21.80, with a median of $9.10. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy | $3.99 | $8.87 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy POC | $3.99 | $8.87 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy | $4.29 | $9.53 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy POC | $4.29 | $9.53 | 55% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem O | $5.60 | $8.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem O | $5.60 | $8.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem O | $5.60 | $8.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy | $12.60 | $28.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy POC | $12.60 | $28.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Urine Dip | $14.00 | $14.00 | — | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Urine Dipstick (POC) | $14.00 | $14.00 | — | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Urine Dipstick | $14.00 | $14.00 | — | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Urine Dipstick So | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $21.80 | $21.80 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.99, median $9.10, highest $21.80 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $5.60. 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.