Urine dipstick, automated cost in Sparta, NC — inpatient
In Sparta, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $18.50 to $18.50, with a median of $18.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $49.28 at 56 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 Aug 12, 2025 and Aug 12, 2025.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC · (336) 372-5511 HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $18.50 | $37.00 | $31.08–$34.04 | 50% | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $18.50, median $18.50, highest $18.50.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $18.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.