Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Joplin, MO-KS — inpatient

In Joplin, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $73.20 to $73.20, with a median of $73.20. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Neosho Hospital.

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 May 1, 2025 and May 1, 2025.

Lowest$73.20Freeman Neosho Hospital
Median$73.20half pay less
Highest$73.20in this market
Difference1.0×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 Joplin, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $73.20Highest $73.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Freeman Neosho Hospital lowest Neosho, MO UA DIP STICK/TABLET REAGE $73.20 $122.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE $73.20 $122.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO URINALYSIS AUTO DIP W/O MICRO $73.20 $122.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $73.20, median $73.20, highest $73.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $31.85 — 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.