Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Natchitoches, LA — inpatient

In Natchitoches, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $3.20 to $20.40, with a median of $5.20.

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 18, 2026 and Mar 18, 2026.

Lowest$3.20Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District
Median$5.20half pay less
Highest$20.40in this market
Difference6.4×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 Natchitoches, LA.

median
Lowest $3.20Highest $20.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District lowest Natchitoches, LA URINE DIP STICK W/O $3.20 $8.00 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District Natchitoches, LA UA $4.00 $10.00 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District Natchitoches, LA Urinalysis Auto $4.40 $11.00 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District Natchitoches, LA URINALYSIS W/O MICRO $6.00 $15.00 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District Natchitoches, LA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $14.00 $35.00 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District Natchitoches, LA LECH URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $20.40 $51.00 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3.20, median $5.20, highest $20.40 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5.20 — 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.