Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $6.47 to $54.58, with a median of $9.17. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $6.47 | $9.24 | 30% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $8.78 | $12.54 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY URINALYSIS QUALITATIVE | $9.55 | $22.06 | 57% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Ua Biochemical W/O Micro | $54.58 | $54.58 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.47, median $9.17, highest $54.58 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $32.07. 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.