Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Joplin, MO-KS
In Joplin, MO-KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $7.80 to $73.20, with a median of $31.85. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 May 1, 2025 and May 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin lowest Joplin, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W/O Micro | $7.80 | $12.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO Urinalysis Automated W/O Micro | $7.80 | $12.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO Urine Ph Automated | $20.15 | $31.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO Specific Gravity Urine Automated | $25.35 | $39.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO Urine Ketones Automated | $31.20 | $48.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO Specific Gravity Urine Automated | $31.20 | $48.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO Urine Ph Automated | $31.20 | $48.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS Urine Ph Automated | $31.85 | $49.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS Urine Ketones Automated | $31.85 | $49.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS Urinalysis Automated W/O Micro | $31.85 | $49.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS Specific Gravity Urine Automated | $31.85 | $49.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W/O Micro | $35.10 | $54.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO Urinalysis Automated W/O Micro | $35.10 | $54.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS POC Urinalysis Automated W/O Micro | $36.40 | $56.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS Urinalysis Automated W/O Micro | $36.40 | $56.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO Urine Ketones Automated | $58.50 | $90.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO URINALYSIS AUTO DIP W/O MICRO | $73.20 | $122.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE | $73.20 | $122.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho, MO UA DIP STICK/TABLET REAGE | $73.20 | $122.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.80, median $31.85, highest $73.20 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $73.20. 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.