Urine dipstick, automated cost in Lexington, TN — inpatient
In Lexington, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $9.05 to $9.05, with a median of $9.05. Across Tennessee, the median is $10.80 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lexington, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County Community Hospital lowest Lexington, TN · (731) 968-1801 UA DIP W/ REFLEX TO UR MICRO+1 more line at this price source file | $9.05 | $22.63 | $0.92–$22.63 | 60% |
Inpatient: lowest $9.05, median $9.05, highest $9.05.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $9.05 — 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.