Urine dipstick, automated cost in Morrilton, AR — inpatient
In Morrilton, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $8.41 to $8.41, with a median of $8.41. Across Arkansas, the median is $19.12 at 26 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony's Hospital Association Morrilton, AR · (501) 977-2300 URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $8.41 | $33.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $8.41, median $8.41, highest $8.41.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8.41 — 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81003 ($27.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| St Anthony's Hospital Association Morrilton, ARURINALYSIS MACROSCOPIC | $1.02 | file |
| St Anthony's Hospital Association Morrilton, ARSPECIFIC GRAVITY | $1.79 | file |
| St Anthony's Hospital Association Morrilton, ARURINALYSIS AUTO WO SCOPE -QW | $2.04 | file |