Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urine dipstick, automated cost in Bunkie, LA — inpatient

In Bunkie, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $40.00 to $40.00, with a median of $40.00. Across Louisiana, the median is $9.90 at 25 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$40.00Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana
Median$40.00half pay less
Highest$40.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana Bunkie, LA AUTO UA W/O MICRO CHG ONLY $40.00 $40.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $40.00, median $40.00, highest $40.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $40.00 — 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.