Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Syracuse, NY — inpatient

In Syracuse, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $7.49 to $24.70, with a median of $17.00. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Health Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$7.49St Josephs Hospital Health Center
Median$17.00half pay less
Highest$24.70in this market
Difference3.3×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 Syracuse, NY.

median
Lowest $7.49Highest $24.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Josephs Hospital Health Center lowest Syracuse, NY PR Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $7.49 Mar 31, 2026
source file
Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY 81003 URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT GLUCOSE, AUTO W/ $17.00 $17.00
source file
Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY 81003 URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSC $17.00 $17.00
source file
St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $24.70 $38.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
source file

Inpatient: lowest $7.49, median $17.00, highest $24.70 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $17.00 — 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.