Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Columbia, MO
In Columbia, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $13.53 to $13.80, with a median of $13.53. The lowest listed price is at Curators of the University of Missouri.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbia, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curators of the University of Missouri lowest Columbia, MO URINE KETONES P28620361 | $13.53 | $22.55 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO UA BY DIPSTICK SPECIFIC GRAVITY; AUTO W/O MICRO P31025807 | $13.53 | $22.55 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO UA BY DIP STICK; AUTOMATED WITHOUT MICROSCOPY P31025806 | $13.53 | $22.55 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO UA BY DIPSTICK FOR PH AUTOMATED WITHOUT MICROSCOPY P31025805 | $13.53 | $22.55 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO URINALYSIS DIP STICK ONLY P31025145 | $13.53 | $22.55 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO URINE KETONES P31020361 | $13.53 | $22.55 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO UA BY DIPSTICK SPECIFIC GRAVITY; AUTO W/O MICRO P28625807 | $13.53 | $22.55 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO UA BY DIP STICK; AUTOMATED WITHOUT MICROSCOPY P28625806 | $13.53 | $22.55 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO UA BY DIPSTICK FOR PH AUTOMATED WITHOUT MICROSCOPY P28625805 | $13.53 | $22.55 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO URINALYSIS DIP STICK ONLY P28625145 | $13.53 | $22.55 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $13.80 | $23.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.53, median $13.53, highest $13.80.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $13.53. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.