Urine dipstick, automated cost in DeKalb, MS — inpatient
In DeKalb, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $4.83 to $4.83, with a median of $4.83. Across Mississippi, the median is $14.00 at 51 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 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 DeKalb, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital lowest DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.83 | $7.00 | — | 31% |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 HC POC UA DIPSTICK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.08 | $37.80 | — | 31% |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY, URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.74 | $46.00 | — | 31% |
Inpatient: lowest $4.83, median $4.83, highest $4.83.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4.83 — 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.