Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $8.79 to $50.40, with a median of $27.00. The lowest listed price is at Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc lowest Taunton, MA HC ROUTINE URINALYSIS | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital, Lifespan of Massachusetts - Fall River Inc Fall River, MA HC ROUTINE URINALYSIS | $10.87 | $10.87 | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI HC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET AUTO WO MICRO SEND OUT | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI HC ROUTINE URINALYSIS | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI HC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET AUTO WO MICRO SEND OUT | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI HC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET AUTO WO MICRO SEND OUT | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI HC ROUTINE URINALYSIS | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI HC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET AUTO WO MICRO SEND OUT | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI HC ROUTINE URINALYSIS | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI HC ROUTINE URINALYSIS | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $50.40 | $84.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.79, median $27.00, highest $50.40 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $27.00. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81003 ($25.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket, RIHc Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope | $2.00 | file |