Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Seaford, DE — inpatient

In Seaford, DE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $25.00 to $59.64, with a median of $42.32. The lowest listed price is at TidalHealth Nanticoke.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$25.00TidalHealth Nanticoke
Median$42.32half pay less
Highest$59.64in this market
Difference2.4×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 Seaford, DE.

median
Lowest $25.00Highest $59.64

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
TidalHealth Nanticoke lowest Seaford, DE HC Urinalysis Routine $25.00 $25.00
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Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE Hc Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope $59.64 $71.00 16% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $25.00, median $42.32, highest $59.64 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $58.23 — 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.