Urine dipstick, automated cost in Grand Junction, CO — inpatient
In Grand Junction, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $12.60 to $12.60, with a median of $12.60. Across Colorado, the median is $45.07 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Junction, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO AUTOMATED | $12.60 | $18.00 | — | 30% | — source file |
| Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO AUTOMATED | $12.60 | $18.00 | — | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $12.60, median $12.60, highest $12.60.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $12.74 — 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.