SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
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 Aug 5, 2026 and Aug 27, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER
KNOXVILLE, TN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO |
$6.90 | $23.00 | 70% | Aug 5, 2026 file |
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| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
KNOXVILLE, TN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO |
$7.59 | $23.00 | 67% | Aug 5, 2026 file |
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| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE
OAK RIDGE, TN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO |
$7.59 | $23.00 | 67% | Aug 5, 2026 file |
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| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER
LENOIR CITY, TN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO |
$7.59 | $23.00 | 67% | Aug 27, 2026 file |
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| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER
LENOIR CITY, TN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MCIRO |
$7.59 | $23.00 | 67% | Aug 27, 2026 file |
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| ROANE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
HARRIMAN, TN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO |
$7.59 | $23.00 | 67% | Aug 5, 2026 file |
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| ROANE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
HARRIMAN, TN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MCIRO |
$7.59 | $23.00 | 67% | Aug 5, 2026 file |
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| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER
LOUISVILLE, TN URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO |
$14.49 | $23.00 | 37% | Aug 5, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.90, median $7.59, highest $14.49 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81003 ($25.50). 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.
| PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER
LOUISVILLE, TN URINALYSIS AUTO W MICRO |
$0.79 | file |