SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 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 Dec 5, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center
CHESTER, SC HB PH URINE |
$27.00 | $54.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center
CHESTER, SC HB URINALYSIS SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
$27.00 | $54.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center
CHESTER, SC HB URINALYSIS DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICRO |
$27.00 | $54.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Carolinas Rehabilitation
BELMONT, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE |
$52.38 | $104.75 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 file |
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| Carolinas Rehabilitation
CHARLOTTE, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE |
$52.38 | $104.75 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 file |
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| Gaston Memorial Hospital
GASTONIA, NC CHG URINE KETONES AUTOMATED |
$75.00 | $75.00 | — | May 11, 2026 file |
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| Gaston Memorial Hospital
MOUNT HOLLY, NC CHG URINE KETONES AUTOMATED |
$75.00 | $75.00 | — | May 11, 2026 file |
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| Gaston Memorial Hospital
BELMONT, NC CHG URINE KETONES AUTOMATED |
$75.00 | $75.00 | — | May 11, 2026 file |
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| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL
MOORESVILLE, NC Urinalysis Auto WO Micro |
$81.27 | $301.00 | 73% | — file |
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| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL
MOORESVILLE, NC Urinalysis Auto WO Micro |
$81.27 | $301.00 | 73% | — file |
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| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL
MOORESVILLE, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO |
$81.27 | $301.00 | 73% | — file |
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| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc.
FORT MILL, SC UA AUTO W/O MICRO/2 |
$85.50 | $114.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 file |
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| AMISUB OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
ROCK HILL, SC UA AUTO W/O MICRO/2 |
$85.50 | $114.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.00, median $75.00, highest $85.50 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $75.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.