Lab tests CPT 81003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Waterbury, CT — inpatient

In Waterbury, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $5.50 to $22.68, with a median of $21.13. The lowest listed price is at Saint Marys Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 13, 2026.

Lowest$5.50Saint Marys Hospital
Median$21.13half pay less
Highest$22.68in this market
Difference4.1×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 Waterbury, CT.

median
Lowest $5.50Highest $22.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Saint Marys Hospital lowest Waterbury, CT HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated $5.50 $10.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT pH Urine $19.57 $39.13 50% May 13, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT Urinalysis Reflex Microscopic $22.68 $45.36 50% May 13, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT Urinalysis Foley $22.68 $45.36 50% May 13, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $5.50, median $21.13, highest $22.68 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $22.68 — 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.