Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Waco, TX — inpatient

In Waco, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $13.77 to $96.30, with a median of $35.98. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Providence.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 13, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$13.77Ascension Providence
Median$35.98half pay less
Highest$96.30in this market
Difference7.0×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 Waco, TX.

median
Lowest $13.77Highest $96.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX PROTEIN URINE $13.77 $38.25 64%
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY, URINALYSIS $35.98 $59.97 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX HC URINALYSIS, WITHOUT MICROSCOPY $35.98 $59.97 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $35.98 $59.97 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX HC REF MAYO SKETC KETONE QL, U $96.30 $160.50 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.77, median $35.98, highest $96.30 — a 7.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $35.98 — 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.