Urine dipstick, automated cost in Shreveport, LA
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $10.87 to $10.87, with a median of $10.87. Across Louisiana, the median is $10.39 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Medical Center lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Urinalysis Scr Auto W/O Mic | $10.87 | $13.59 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Ua Dipstick Auto W/O Micro | $11.20 | $14.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Spec Grv Urinalysis Auto W/O-M | $20.20 | $25.25 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Kid Stone Urinalys W/O Micp-Lc | $59.90 | $74.88 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.87, median $10.87, highest $10.87.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $10.87. 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.