Urine dipstick, automated cost in Butler, AL — inpatient
In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $5.32 to $5.32, with a median of $5.32. Across Alabama, the median is $22.45 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Butler, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Choctaw General lowest Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.32 | $7.00 | — | 24% |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC POC UA DIPSTICK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28.73 | $37.80 | — | 24% |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY, URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $34.96 | $46.00 | — | 24% |
Inpatient: lowest $5.32, median $5.32, highest $5.32.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5.32 — 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.