Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urine dipstick, automated cost in Celina, OH — inpatient

In Celina, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $36.69 to $36.69, with a median of $36.69. Across Ohio, the median is $22.75 at 111 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$36.69Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Median$36.69half pay less
Highest$36.69in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Hc Urinalysis Total Automated W/O Micro $36.69 $36.69 — — May 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $36.69, median $36.69, highest $36.69.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $36.69 — 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.