Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Eureka-Arcata, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $120.87 to $154.02, with a median of $132.09. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Health Northern California LLC.

Cash prices at 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$120.87St Joseph Health Northern California LLC
Median$132.09half pay less
Highest$154.02in this market
Difference1.3×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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $120.87Highest $154.02

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Joseph Health Northern California LLC lowest Fortuna, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB $120.87 $237.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB $128.52 $252.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB $132.09 $259.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $132.09 $259.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB $154.02 $302.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $154.02 $302.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $120.87, median $132.09, highest $154.02 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $70.64 — 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.