Urine dipstick, automated cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $2.63 to $84.00, with a median of $8.68. The lowest price is at Sterling Surgical Hospital (Slidell). The highest price is 31.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $8.68, is 67% below the US median of $26.07.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Louisiana ranks 2nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 57 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 81003. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2.63Sterling Surgical Hospital
Median$8.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$84.00in Louisiana
Lowest saves$6.05vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Surgical Hospital lowest Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 81003 - URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $2.63 | $47.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $2.80 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC POC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $2.86 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy | $2.86 | $13.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA RAPID UA | $3.00 | $10.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $3.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC POC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $3.15 | $7.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA URINE DIP STICK W/O | $3.20 | $8.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC POC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $3.64 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $3.92 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY, URINE | $4.16 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $4.16 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Urinalysis Auto | $4.48 | $32.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Urinalysis Auto | $4.48 | $32.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Urinalysis Auto | $4.48 | $32.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Urinalysis Auto | $4.48 | $32.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA .URINALYSIS AUTOMATED W/O MICRO | $4.80 | $8.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $5.10 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY, URINE | $5.28 | $12.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Sp Gravity-Urine | $5.40 | $20.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $5.46 | $21.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $6.58 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA URINALYSIS PROFICIENCY | $7.60 | $10.13 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $7.66 | $12.76 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC POC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $7.75 | $33.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA URINE VOLUME | $8.00 | $8.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA PH UR AUTO | $8.25 | $27.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $8.37 | $31.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC POC UA DIPSTICK | $8.68 | $31.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA Urinalysis Standard | $9.00 | $15.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA Urinalysis Dipstick POC auto w/ micro | $9.00 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Automated urinalysis test | $9.10 | $14.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Arup-Specific Gravity Fluid | $9.66 | $69.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA UA W O MICRO AUTO | $9.90 | $33.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Automated urinalysis test | $10.50 | $15.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Urinalysis Scr Auto W/O Mic | $10.87 | $13.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA URINALYSIS W/O MICRO | $11.20 | $14.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 81003 UA AUTO W/O MICRO SG | $13.26 | $51.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC URINE W/O MICRO, AUTO | $13.65 | $65.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ph-Urine | $14.72 | $92.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA URINE(24 HR)HEMOGLOBIN | $15.00 | $20.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LCMC URINALYSIS (DIP ONLY) | $15.16 | $43.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Automated Urinalysis Test | $16.00 | $100.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.00 | $38.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA UA DIP STICK | $20.05 | $40.10 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO | $21.75 | $29.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA URINALYSIS WITHOUT MICROSCOPY | $25.00 | $25.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA Z/ PH (URINE) AUTOMATED | $28.33 | $47.22 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $32.41 | $46.30 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA URINALYSIS | $35.50 | $71.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA URINALYSIS MICROSCOPIC ONLY | $36.05 | $36.05 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA AUTO UA W/O MICRO CHG ONLY | $40.00 | $40.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA PH UR AUTO | $43.99 | $43.99 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $46.95 | $156.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Automated urinalysis test | $53.46 | $89.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA UA W O MICRO AUTO | $56.65 | $103.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA Urinalysis Dipstick | $84.00 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $2.86 | $5.40 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $2.80 | $23.38 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $3.00 | $9.56 |
| Monroe, LA | 5 | $7.60 | $9.10 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $5.28 | $6.58 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $3.64 | $3.92 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 3 | $2.63 | $4.48 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $13.26 | $28.62 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $5.10 | $29.28 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $3.20 | $5.60 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $7.66 | $7.66 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $8.25 | $8.25 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $9.90 | $9.90 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $56.65 | $56.65 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $20.05 | $20.05 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in other states
- Alabama$21.90
- Alaska$49.32
- Arizona$19.32
- Arkansas$14.04
- California$56.00
- Colorado$43.00
- Connecticut$18.41
- Delaware$58.30
- District of Columbia$29.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$83.60
- Georgia$36.19
- Hawaii$24.05
- Idaho$13.00
- Illinois$25.37
- Indiana$24.50
- Iowa$29.86
- Kansas$22.00
- Kentucky$25.70
- Maine$21.60
- Maryland$11.50
- Massachusetts$21.00
- Michigan$13.00
- Minnesota$25.99
- Mississippi$15.12
- Missouri$22.43
- Montana$27.14
- Nebraska$33.82
- Nevada$66.90
- New Hampshire$25.43
- New Jersey$5.09
- New Mexico$23.70
- New York$17.00
- North Carolina$39.48
- North Dakota$17.80
- Ohio$23.40
- Oklahoma$14.35
- Oregon$19.50
- Pennsylvania$17.85
- Puerto Rico$62.40
- Rhode Island$27.00
- South Carolina$39.50
- South Dakota$39.60
- Tennessee$10.80
- Texas$48.11
- Utah$99.17
- Vermont$38.00
- Virginia$33.00
- Washington$28.68
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$25.00
- Wyoming$21.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.