Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $16.90 to $193.00, with a median of $138.38. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens Texas.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 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 5, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens Texas lowest Galveston, TX URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $16.90 | $16.90 | — | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL | $64.50 | $129.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET, AUTOMATIC W/O MICROSCOPY | $83.75 | $125.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STIK/TABLET,W/O MICRO AUTO | $83.75 | $125.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET, AUTOMATIC W/O MICROSCOPY | $83.75 | $125.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STIK/TABLET,W/O MICRO AUTO | $83.75 | $125.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET, AUTOMATIC W/O MICROSCOPY | $83.75 | $125.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STIK/TABLET,W/O MICRO AUTO | $83.75 | $125.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL | $193.00 | $386.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL | $193.00 | $386.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL | $193.00 | $386.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL | $193.00 | $386.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL | $193.00 | $386.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL | $193.00 | $386.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL | $193.00 | $386.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX HC URINALYSIS CHEMICAL | $193.00 | $386.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.90, median $138.38, highest $193.00 — a 11.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $193.00. 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.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Hsa St. Joseph LLC Houston, TXAUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $2.20 | file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXURINALYSIS, BY DIP STICK OR TABLET REAGENT, AUTOMATED W/O MICROSCOPY; UKSPL | $2.25 | file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXURINE CHEMISTRIES AUTOMATED | $2.25 | file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXKETONE (34324638) | $2.25 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXURINALYSIS, BY DIP STICK OR TABLET REAGENT, AUTOMATED W/O MICROSCOPY; UKSPL | $2.25 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXURINE CHEMISTRIES AUTOMATED | $2.25 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXKETONE (34324638) | $2.25 | file |