Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Winston-Salem, NC — inpatient
In Winston-Salem, NC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $17.00 to $20.00, with a median of $18.00. The lowest listed price is at North Carolina Baptist Hospital — $1.00 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $52.38 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 8, 2025 and Oct 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Winston-Salem, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital lowest Bermuda Run, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $17.00 | $34.00 | 50% | Oct 21, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $18.00 | $36.00 | 50% | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington, NC HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $20.00 | $40.00 | 50% | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $17.00, median $18.00, highest $20.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $18.00 — 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.