Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Chattanooga, TN-GA — inpatient

In Chattanooga, TN-GA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $10.03 to $10.03, with a median of $10.03.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 25, 2026 and Jan 25, 2026.

Lowest$10.03Erlanger Health
Median$10.03half pay less
Highest$10.03in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Erlanger Health Chattanooga, TN HC Urinalysis Auto Without Micro $10.03 $19.00 47% Jan 25, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $10.03, median $10.03, highest $10.03.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $9.51 — 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.