SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROPER ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL BERKELEY INC
SUMMERVILLE, SC HC Ua Auto W/O Micro-Ref Lab |
$7.15 | $11.00 | 35% | — file |
|
| ROPER HOSPITAL INC
CHARLESTON, SC HC So Urinalysis Routine |
$7.15 | $11.00 | 35% | — file |
|
| ROPER ST FRANCIS MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC HC Ua Auto W/O Micro-Ref Lab |
$7.15 | $11.00 | 35% | — file |
|
| BON SECOURS ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL INC
CHARLESTON, SC HC Ua Auto W/O Micro-Ref Lab |
$7.15 | $11.00 | 35% | — file |
|
| MUSC Medical Center
CHARLESTON, SC HB URINALYSIS DIPSTICK |
$13.00 | $26.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| MUSC Medical Center
CHARLESTON, SC HB URINALYSIS SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
$13.00 | $26.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| MUSC Medical Center
CHARLESTON, SC HB PH URINE |
$13.00 | $26.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| MUSC Medical Center
CHARLESTON, SC HB URINALYSIS DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICRO |
$19.00 | $38.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| ROPER HOSPITAL INC
CHARLESTON, SC HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope |
$62.40 | $96.00 | 35% | — file |
|
| ROPER ST FRANCIS MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope |
$62.40 | $96.00 | 35% | — file |
|
| ROPER ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL BERKELEY INC
SUMMERVILLE, SC HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope |
$62.40 | $96.00 | 35% | — file |
|
| BON SECOURS ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL INC
CHARLESTON, SC HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope |
$62.40 | $96.00 | 35% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.15, median $13.00, highest $62.40 — a 8.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $13.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.