Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — inpatient

In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $7.20 to $93.00, with a median of $13.60. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc..

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Jun 3, 2026.

Lowest$7.20St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.
Median$13.60half pay less
Highest$93.00in this market
Difference12.9×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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.

median
Lowest $7.20Highest $93.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc. lowest Salem, IN #URINALYSIS DIP STICK;AUTO $7.20 $12.00 40%
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB US AUTO W/O MICRO $13.20 $66.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO $13.20 $66.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB UR KETONE DIPSTICK $13.20 $66.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB HEMASTIX $13.20 $66.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB POC AUTO UA $13.20 $66.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Healthcare Indiana Inc Jeffersonville, IN HB POC AUTO UA $14.00 $100.00 86% Jun 3, 2026
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Norton Healthcare Indiana Inc Jeffersonville, IN HB US AUTO W/O MICRO $14.00 $100.00 86% Jun 3, 2026
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Norton Healthcare Indiana Inc Jeffersonville, IN HB HEMASTIX $14.00 $100.00 86% Jun 3, 2026
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Norton Healthcare Indiana Inc Jeffersonville, IN HB URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO $14.00 $100.00 86% Jun 3, 2026
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Norton Healthcare Indiana Inc Jeffersonville, IN HB UR KETONE DIPSTICK $16.66 $119.00 86% Jun 3, 2026
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St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc. Salem, IN URINALS DIPSTICK AUTO WO/MICR $93.00 $155.00 40%
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Inpatient: lowest $7.20, median $13.60, highest $93.00 — a 12.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $14.00 — 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.