SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

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.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile 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
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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
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MUSC Medical Center CHARLESTON, SC
HB URINALYSIS DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICRO
$19.00 $38.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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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.

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