Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — inpatient

In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $22.05 to $56.00, with a median of $56.00. The lowest listed price is at Hayward Sisters Hospital.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 11 cities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$22.05Hayward Sisters Hospital
Median$56.00half pay less
Highest$56.00in this market
Difference2.5×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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

median
Lowest $22.05Highest $56.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Hayward Sisters Hospital lowest Hayward, CA UA/CULTUREPROTOCOL $22.05 $73.50 70% Feb 23, 2026
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Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA URINALYSISAUTOW/OMICRO $22.05 $73.50 70% Feb 23, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA HC Urinalysis Auto $32.80 $82.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA Urn Screen POC $34.00 $85.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $56.00 $100.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $56.00 $100.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $56.00 $100.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $56.00 $100.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $56.00 $100.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $56.00 $100.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $56.00 $100.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $56.00 $100.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY $56.00 $100.00 44%
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Inpatient: lowest $22.05, median $56.00, highest $56.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $56.00 — 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.