Urine dipstick, automated cost in Union, MS — inpatient
In Union, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $4.27 to $4.27, with a median of $4.27. Across Mississippi, the median is $13.98 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 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 Union, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Laird Hospital lowest Union, MS · (601) 774-8214 HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $4.27 | $7.00 | — | 39% | — source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS · (601) 774-8214 HC POC UA DIPSTICK | $23.06 | $37.80 | — | 39% | — source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union, MS · (601) 774-8214 HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY, URINE | $28.06 | $46.00 | — | 39% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4.27, median $4.27, highest $4.27.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4.27 — 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.