Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $4.35 to $17.40, with a median of $7.18. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 81003 Urine pH tech | $4.35 | $15.00 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA 81003 Specific Gravity Urine. Tech | $4.35 | $15.00 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA 81003 URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE Tech | $4.35 | $15.00 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA 81003 Urinalysis auto without scope tech | $4.35 | $15.00 | 71% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA Automated Urinalysis Test | $10.00 | $11.00 | 9% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO | $17.40 | $29.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA HC SPEC GRAV URINE | $17.40 | $29.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA HC URINE DIP W/RFX TO MICROSCOPIC IF IND | $17.40 | $29.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.35, median $7.18, highest $17.40 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $7.18. 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.