Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Sheldon, IA — inpatient

In Sheldon, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $34.40 to $34.40, with a median of $34.40.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.

Lowest$34.40Sanford Sheldon Medical Center
Median$34.40half pay less
Highest$34.40in this market
Difference1.0×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 Sheldon, IA.

median
Lowest $34.40Highest $34.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center lowest Sheldon, IA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK POCT $34.40 $43.00 20% Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA URINE AUTO NO MICRO SGL ANALYT $34.40 $43.00 20% Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA URINALYSIS-DIPSTICK ONLY 81003 $34.40 $43.00 20% Mar 4, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $34.40, median $34.40, highest $34.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $34.40 — 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.