Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Hartford, CT — inpatient

In Hartford, CT, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $5.58 to $11.00, with a median of $5.58. The lowest listed price is at Connecticut Children's.

Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$5.58Connecticut Children's
Median$5.58half pay less
Highest$11.00in this market
Difference2.0×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 Hartford, CT.

median
Lowest $5.58Highest $11.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Connecticut Children's lowest Hartford, CT Autom Urinalysis WO Micro $5.58 $9.30 40%
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Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT Autom Urinalysis WO Micro-Waived $5.58 $9.30 40%
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Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT Urine Screen $5.58 $9.30 40%
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Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT Urine Screen $5.58 $9.30 40%
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Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT Autom Urinalysis WO Micro $5.58 $9.30 40%
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Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT Autom Urinalysis WO Micro-Waived $5.58 $9.30 40%
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT HC POCT Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $11.00 $20.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc Hartford, CT HC POCT Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $11.00 $20.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc Hartford, CT HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $11.00 $20.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $11.00 $20.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $5.58, median $5.58, highest $11.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $8.29 — 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.