Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Dubuque, IA — inpatient

In Dubuque, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $6.40 to $39.65, with a median of $21.64. The lowest listed price is at The Finley Hospital.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$6.40The Finley Hospital
Median$21.64half pay less
Highest$39.65in this market
Difference6.2×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 Dubuque, IA.

median
Lowest $6.40Highest $39.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
The Finley Hospital lowest Dubuque, IA CHG URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE $6.40 $8.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $17.55 $27.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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The Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO $25.72 $32.14 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - Dyersville Dyersville, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $39.65 $61.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $6.40, median $21.64, highest $39.65 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $25.72 — 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.