Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Missoula, MT — inpatient

In Missoula, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $31.20 to $36.00, with a median of $36.00.

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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$31.20Providence Health & Services - Montana
Median$36.00half pay less
Highest$36.00in this market
Difference1.2×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 Missoula, MT.

median
Lowest $31.20Highest $36.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Providence Health & Services - Montana lowest Missoula, MT HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB $31.20 $39.00 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health & Services - Montana Missoula, MT HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB $36.00 $45.00 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health & Services - Montana Missoula, MT HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $36.00 $45.00 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $31.20, median $36.00, highest $36.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $36.00 — 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.