Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Columbus, NE — inpatient

In Columbus, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $5.95 to $54.40, with a median of $30.18.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$5.95Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler
Median$30.18half pay less
Highest$54.40in this market
Difference9.1×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 Columbus, NE.

median
Lowest $5.95Highest $54.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler lowest Schuyler, NE HC RHC UA WO MICRO AUTO $5.95 $7.00 15% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler, NE HC URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO $54.40 $64.00 15% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $5.95, median $30.18, highest $54.40 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $30.18 — 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.