Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $5.00 to $54.58, with a median of $13.92. The lowest listed price is at Sisters of Charity Hospital.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY Urine Sample to Detect Abnormalities | $5.00 | $5.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY Urine Sample to Detect Abnormalities | $5.00 | $5.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY Urine Sample to Detect Abnormalities | $5.00 | $5.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY URINALYSIS QUALITATIVE | $9.55 | $22.06 | 57% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy | $13.92 | $13.92 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy | $13.92 | $13.92 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy | $13.92 | $13.92 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy | $13.92 | $13.92 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Ua Biochemical W/O Micro | $54.58 | $54.58 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5.00, median $13.92, highest $54.58 — a 10.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $9.55 — 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81003 ($25.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYUrine lab test, rapid point-of-care test for ketones | $2.00 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYUrine lab test, rapid point-of-care test for ketones | $2.00 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYUrine lab test, rapid point-of-care test for ketones | $2.00 | file |