Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Valdez, AK — inpatient

In Valdez, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $14.82 to $82.68, with a median of $48.75.

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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$14.82City of Valdez
Median$48.75half pay less
Highest$82.68in this market
Difference5.6×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 Valdez, AK.

median
Lowest $14.82Highest $82.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
City of Valdez lowest Valdez, AK HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY # $14.82 $19.00 22% Apr 1, 2026
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City of Valdez Valdez, AK HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE $82.68 $106.00 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $14.82, median $48.75, highest $82.68 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $48.75 — 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.