Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $4.80 to $33.00, with a median of $22.95. The lowest listed price is at Fort Hamilton Hospital.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$4.80Fort Hamilton Hospital
Median$22.95half pay less
Highest$33.00in this market
Difference6.9×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

median
Lowest $4.80Highest $33.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Microscopy $4.80 $12.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Microscopy $4.80 $12.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Microscopy $4.80 $12.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc. Oxford, OH HC Urine Routine WO Micro $6.92 $9.23 25% Apr 1, 2026
source file
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc. Oxford, OH HC Ua Dipstick or Tablet Reagent Autom WO Microscpy $6.92 $9.23 25% Apr 1, 2026
source file
The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH HC Ua Dipstick or Tablet Reagent Autom WO Microscpy $7.66 $10.21 25% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Ua, Lc $10.40 $26.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Ua, Lc $10.40 $26.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Ua, Lc $10.40 $26.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Urinalysis Routine W/O Micro $19.20 $48.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Urinalysis Routine W/O Micro $19.20 $48.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Urinalysis Routine W/O Micro $19.20 $48.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
source file
Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Ua W/O Microscopy $22.95 $45.00 49%
source file
Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb U/A W/O Micro Nephrology Only $22.95 $45.00 49%
source file
Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Ua With Analyzer $22.95 $45.00 49%
source file
Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Urinalysis W/O Microscope $22.95 $45.00 49%
source file
Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope $31.80 $53.00 40%
source file
Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope $31.80 $53.00 40%
source file
Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope $31.80 $53.00 40%
source file
Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope $31.80 $53.00 40%
source file
Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope $31.80 $53.00 40%
source file
Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope $31.80 $53.00 40%
source file
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Urinalysis W/O Microscopic $33.00 $55.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
source file
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Poc Urinalysis $33.00 $55.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
source file
West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Urinalysis W/O Microscopic $33.00 $55.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
source file
West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Poc Urinalysis $33.00 $55.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
source file

Inpatient: lowest $4.80, median $22.95, highest $33.00 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $19.20 — 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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81003 ($25.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope Mason, OHHC URINALYSIS W/O MICROSCOPIC $2.00 file
The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope Mason, OHHC POC URINALYSIS $2.00 file