SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 27, 2026 and Mar 27, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James Hospital
HORNELL, NY CHG URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY |
$3.28 | $5.50 | 40% | — file |
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| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital
BATH, NY HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only |
$12.60 | $63.00 | 80% | Mar 27, 2026 file |
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| CORNING HOSPITAL
CORNING, NY Urinalysis W/O Micro |
$19.32 | $24.15 | 20% | — file |
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| CORNING HOSPITAL
CORNING, NY Urinalysis W/O Micro |
$19.32 | $24.15 | 20% | — file |
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| CORNING HOSPITAL
CORNING, NY Urine Auto W/O Micro |
$72.38 | $90.48 | 20% | — file |
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| CORNING HOSPITAL
CORNING, NY Urine Auto W/O Micro |
$72.38 | $90.48 | 20% | — file |
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| CORNING HOSPITAL
CORNING, NY Urinalysis Dipstick On |
$72.38 | $90.48 | 20% | — file |
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| CORNING HOSPITAL
CORNING, NY Urinalysis Dipstick On |
$72.38 | $90.48 | 20% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.28, median $45.85, highest $72.38 — a 22.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $45.85. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81003 ($25.50). 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.
| St. James Hospital
HORNELL, NY HB Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy |
$2.00 | file |