Lab tests CPT 82043 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urine microalbumin test cost in Butler, AL — inpatient

In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urine microalbumin (albumin) test as an inpatient: from $12.16 to $12.16, with a median of $12.16. Across Alabama, the median is $46.32 at 46 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82043, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$12.16Ochsner Choctaw General

Median$12.16half of hospitals charge less

Highest$12.16in 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 Butler, AL.

median

Lowest $12.16Highest $117.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Choctaw General lowest Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC MICROALB URINE, RANDOM source file	$12.16	$16.00	—	24%
Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC MICROALBUMIN URINE QUANT+1 more line at this price source file	$117.80	$155.00	—	24%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $12.16, median $12.16, highest $12.16.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $12.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A urine microalbumin test measures small amounts of albumin protein in the urine. It is the yearly kidney check for people with diabetes or high blood pressure.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test; collecting the sample may be billed separately.