Urine dipstick, automated cost in Russellville, AL — inpatient
In Russellville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $15.21 to $28.00, with a median of $21.61. The lowest listed price is at Russellville Hospital — $6.40 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $24.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Russellville, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Hospital lowest Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 KETONES UR AUTO | $15.21 | $58.50 | $1.57–$35.10 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 BLOOD URINE AUTO | $17.81 | $68.50 | $1.57–$41.10 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 PROTEIN UR QUAL AUTO | $20.15 | $77.50 | $1.57–$46.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 GLUC UR QUAL AUTO | $20.15 | $77.50 | $1.57–$46.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 UA W O MICRO AUTO | $24.05 | $92.50 | $1.57–$55.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 LAB-URINALYSIS | $28.00 | $28.00 | $1.83–$21.84 | — | — source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 SPEC GRAV UR AUTO | $30.68 | $118.00 | $1.57–$70.80 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 BILIRUBIN UR AUTO | $33.80 | $130.00 | $1.57–$78.00 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 PH UR AUTO | $33.80 | $130.00 | $1.57–$78.00 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $103.00 | $103.00 | $7.95–$80.34 | — | — source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 M. GENITALIUM AMP PROBE | $239.50 | $239.50 | $1.83–$186.81 | — | — source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 D-VOCAL CORD MATRL SYNTH R09 | $337.51 | $337.51 | $2.22–$263.26 | — | — source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 ANCHOR/SCREW BN/BN,TIS/BN | $1,936.50 | $1,936.50 | $2.22–$1,510.47 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $15.21, median $21.61, highest $28.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $21.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.