Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — inpatient

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $11.25 to $106.81, with a median of $59.80. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities 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 May 29, 2026.

Lowest$11.25Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Median$59.80half pay less
Highest$106.81in this market
Difference9.5×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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

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Lowest $11.25Highest $106.81

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA Scripps Nicu-Urinalysis-Macro Only $11.25 $15.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Automated Urinalysis Test $18.70 $34.00 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Poc Ph Auto W/O Micro 307 $37.50 $50.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Ua Au W/O Micro 307 $37.50 $50.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Poc Urine Dipstick 307 $37.50 $50.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Urinalysis,Routine $37.50 $50.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrlj-Urinalysis-Macro Only $37.50 $50.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Spec Gravity Urn Au W/Micro307 $37.50 $50.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scren-Urinalysis-Macro Only $37.50 $50.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $59.80 $115.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $59.80 $115.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $59.80 $115.00 48%
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY $64.50 $86.00 25%
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Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY $64.50 $86.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY $64.50 $86.00 25%
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY $64.50 $86.00 25%
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Urinalysis Macro $75.00 $100.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA Urinalysis (POCT) $96.88 $161.46 40% May 29, 2026
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Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA Clinitek Status POC Testing $106.81 $178.02 40% May 29, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11.25, median $59.80, highest $106.81 — a 9.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $59.80 — 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.