Lab tests CPT 81003 Outpatient

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Dexter, MO

In Dexter, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $11.25 to $20.15, with a median of $20.15. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Stoddard.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

Lowest$11.25Mercy Hospital Stoddard
Median$20.15half pay less
Highest$20.15in this market
Difference1.8×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 Dexter, MO.

median
Lowest $11.25Highest $20.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Stoddard lowest Dexter, MO Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy $11.25 $15.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W/O Micro $11.25 $15.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County LLC dba Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO Urine Ph Automated $20.15 $31.00 35%
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SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County LLC dba Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO Urine Ketones Automated $20.15 $31.00 35%
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SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County LLC dba Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO Urinalysis Automated W/O Micro $20.15 $31.00 35%
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SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County LLC dba Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO Specific Gravity Urine Automated $20.15 $31.00 35%
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SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County LLC dba Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO POC Urinalysis Automated W/O Micro $20.15 $31.00 35%
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Outpatient: lowest $11.25, median $20.15, highest $20.15 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $11.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.