SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Health
FISHERSVILLE, VA U-Urinalysis W/O Microscopic |
$3.50 | $7.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Augusta Health
FISHERSVILLE, VA Urine Dipstick Chemistries |
$26.50 | $53.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.50, median $15.00, highest $26.50 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81003 ($25.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Augusta Health
FISHERSVILLE, VA Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope |
$2.50 | file |