Urine dipstick, automated cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 16 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $4.05 to $228.61, with a median of $87.05. The lowest listed price is at Ascentist Hospital — $83.00 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $22.43 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $87.05, is 234% above the US median of $26.07.
- That is 38.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 12 cities for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$4.05Ascentist Hospital
Median$87.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$228.61in this market
Difference56.4×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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
median
Lowest $4.05Highest $396.95
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascentist Hospital lowest Leawood, KS · (913) 529-1801 URINALYSIS DIPSTICK File of Apr 26, 2026 · source file | $4.05 | $20.00 | $3.74–$4.84 | 80% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 URINALYSIS WITHOUT MICRO NEURO KID+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.48 | $26.00 | $2.01–$23.40 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 URINE SPECIFIC GRAVITY+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.48 | $26.00 | $2.01–$23.40 | 52% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 LAB AUTOM URINALYSIS WO M+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $15.00 | $57.00 | $15.90–$46.51 | 74% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 Urinalysis WO micro Addl+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $15.66 | $54.00 | $2.09–$44.17 | 71% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 URINALYSIS AUTOMATED W/O MICROSCOPY File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $16.10 | $23.00 | $2.25–$19.55 | 30% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 SPECIFIC GRAVITY (SPGR) UA File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $41.73 | $59.61 | $2.25–$50.67 | 30% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 DIPSTICK UA File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $42.53 | $60.75 | $2.25–$51.64 | 30% |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 NITRITES UR AUTO+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $48.84 | $48.84 | $6.35–$43.96 | — |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 81003 URINALYSIS W/O MIC File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $64.40 | $92.00 | $2.25–$89.15 | 30% |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 LEUK EST UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $109.70 | $109.70 | $20.40–$109.70 | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY - PH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $120.69 | $120.69 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY - PH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $120.69 | $120.69 | — | — |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 UA automated w/o Micro+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $146.30 | $209.00 | $2.25–$202.52 | 30% |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 UROBILINOGEN UR AUTO+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $156.05 | $156.05 | $29.03–$156.05 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 UA W O MICRO AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $157.65 | $157.65 | $20.49–$141.88 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 LEUK EST UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $168.85 | $168.85 | $21.95–$143.52 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 BILIRUBIN UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $172.85 | $172.85 | $22.47–$129.64 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 LEUK EST UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $177.68 | $177.68 | $23.10–$177.68 | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 BILIRUBIN UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $182.30 | $182.30 | $33.91–$182.30 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 LEUK EST UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $198.78 | $198.78 | $25.84–$159.02 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 LEUK EST UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.80 | $201.80 | $26.23–$151.35 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 BILIRUBIN UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $202.70 | $202.70 | $26.35–$162.16 | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 UA W O MICRO AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $205.48 | $205.48 | $38.22–$205.48 | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $221.00 | $221.00 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $221.00 | $221.00 | — | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 UROBILINOGEN UR AUTO+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $228.61 | $228.61 | $29.72–$205.75 | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY - SPECIFIC GRAVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $231.16 | $231.16 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY - SPECIFIC GRAVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $231.16 | $231.16 | — | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 NITRITES UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $239.35 | $239.35 | $31.12–$203.45 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 UROBILINOGEN UR AUTO+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $245.93 | $245.93 | $31.97–$245.93 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 UROBILINOGEN UR AUTO+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $270.70 | $270.70 | $35.19–$216.56 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 BILIRUBIN UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $282.09 | $282.09 | $36.67–$239.78 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 BILIRUBIN UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $284.80 | $284.80 | $37.02–$256.32 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 BILIRUBIN UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $288.73 | $288.73 | $37.53–$288.73 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 UROBILINOGEN UR AUTO+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $306.13 | $306.13 | $39.80–$229.60 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 UA W O MICRO AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $309.50 | $309.50 | $40.23–$278.55 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 UROBILINOGEN UR AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $318.55 | $318.55 | $41.41–$270.77 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 UA W O MICRO AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $319.41 | $319.41 | $41.52–$319.41 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 UA W O MICRO AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $372.25 | $372.25 | $48.39–$316.41 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 UA W O MICRO AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $379.25 | $379.25 | $49.30–$303.40 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 UA W O MICRO AUTO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $396.95 | $396.95 | $51.60–$297.71 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $4.05, median $87.05, highest $228.61 — a 56.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $15.66. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What urine dipstick, automated is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine dipstick, automated explained.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81003 ($24.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KSHc Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope | $2.00 | file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MOHc Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope | $2.00 | file |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KSHc Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope | $2.00 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.