Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Mason City, IA — inpatient

In Mason City, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $7.48 to $32.50, with a median of $19.99.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$7.48Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp.
Median$19.99half pay less
Highest$32.50in this market
Difference4.3×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 Mason City, IA.

median
Lowest $7.48Highest $32.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp. lowest Mason City, IA PR Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $7.48 Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp. Mason City, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $32.50 $50.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.48, median $19.99, highest $32.50 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $32.50 — 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.