Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Erie, PA
In Erie, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $16.40 to $36.60, with a median of $36.60. The lowest listed price is at Saint Vincent Health Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Erie, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Health Center lowest Erie, PA HC URINE AUTO WO MICROSCOPY | $16.40 | $20.00 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA URINE MACRO | $36.60 | $61.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE-C | $36.60 | $61.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.40, median $36.60, highest $36.60 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $36.60. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PACHG URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY | $1.08 | file |