Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — inpatient

In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $27.00 to $85.50, with a median of $52.38. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center.

Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 cities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$27.00MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center
Median$52.38half pay less
Highest$85.50in this market
Difference3.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

median
Lowest $27.00Highest $85.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

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MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC HB PH URINE $27.00 $54.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB URINALYSIS SPECIFIC GRAVITY $27.00 $54.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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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
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Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $52.38 $104.75 50% Dec 4, 2025
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $52.38 $104.75 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $52.38 $104.75 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $52.38 $104.75 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $52.38 $104.75 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $52.38 $104.75 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $52.38 $104.75 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $52.38 $104.75 50% Dec 1, 2025
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Concord, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $52.38 $104.75 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG URINE KETONES AUTOMATED $75.00 $75.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC CHG URINE KETONES AUTOMATED $75.00 $75.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG URINE KETONES AUTOMATED $75.00 $75.00 May 11, 2026
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB URINALYSIS DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICRO $80.00 $160.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB URINALYSIS SPECIFIC GRAVITY $80.00 $160.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB PH URINE $80.00 $160.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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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%
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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%
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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
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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
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Inpatient: lowest $27.00, median $52.38, highest $85.50 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $52.38 — 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.