Urine dipstick, automated cost in New Jersey
In New Jersey, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $2.48 to $230.40, with a median of $5.09. The lowest price is at Clara Maass Medical Center (Belleville) and 11 other hospitals. The highest price is 92.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $5.09, is 80% below the US median of $26.07.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- New Jersey has the lowest median of 51 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 11 of 42 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Why New Jersey prices look low: under state law (P.L.2008, c.60), a hospital may not charge an uninsured New Jersey resident whose family income is below 500% of the federal poverty level more than 115% of what Medicare pays for the same service. If that is you, ask the hospital's billing office to apply this limit; a separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
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 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2.48Clara Maass Medical Center + 11 more
Median$5.09half of hospitals charge less
Highest$230.40in New Jersey
Lowest saves$2.61vs the median
Hospitals in New Jersey, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Maass Medical Center lowest Belleville · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Community Medical Center lowest Toms River · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center lowest Livingston · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Jersey City Medical Center lowest Jersey City · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Monmouth Medical Center lowest Long Branch · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus lowest Lakewood · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 3, 2026 source file |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center lowest Newark · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton lowest Hamilton Township · Trenton-Princeton, NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick lowest New Brunswick · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway lowest Rahway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset lowest Somerville · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $2.48 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Urinalysis Auto WO Micro | $2.59 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Urinalysis Auto WO Micro | $2.59 | $101.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Automated urinalysis test | $2.59 | $72.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Urinalysis Auto WO Micro | $2.59 | $249.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Urinalysis Auto WO Micro | $2.59 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Urinalysis Auto WO Micro | $2.59 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Urinalysis Auto WO Micro | $2.59 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $2.59 | — | Aug 30, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital Newark · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY | $2.59 | $17.69 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Bridgeton Bridgeton · Vineland, NJ URINALYSIS AUTO WO SCOPE | $7.59 | $7.59 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD URINALYSIS AUTO WO SCOPE - ER | $7.59 | $7.59 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD URINALYSIS AUTO WO SCOPE - ER | $7.59 | $7.59 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD URINALYSIS AUTO WO SCOPE - ER | $7.59 | $7.59 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD URINALYSIS AUTO WO SCOPE - ER | $7.59 | $7.59 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland · Vineland, NJ URINALYSIS AUTO WO SCOPE - ER | $7.59 | $7.59 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Microscopy | $11.40 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Microscopy | $11.40 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Microscopy | $11.40 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Microscopy | $11.40 | $114.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Microscopy | $11.40 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Automated urinalysis test | $15.45 | $15.45 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Complete Urinalysis Automated W/O Microscopy 81003 | $16.60 | $166.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $18.00 | $36.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RUTNE URINE (QUICK) WO MICRO | $24.60 | $41.00 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington · Trenton-Princeton, NJ URINALYSIS REFLEX TO CULT | $37.00 | $37.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton · Trenton-Princeton, NJ URINALYSIS REFLEX TO CULT | $37.00 | $37.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Ph Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Ph Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ UR GLUCOSE 5 HOUR | $96.00 | $98.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $230.40 | $256.00 | Feb 27, 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 York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 25 | $2.48 | $2.59 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 9 | $7.59 | $11.40 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 3 | $2.48 | $37.00 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 2 | $2.59 | $116.50 |
| Vineland, NJ | 2 | $7.59 | $7.59 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $2.59 | $2.59 |
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
What urine dipstick, automated is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine dipstick, automated explained.
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
- Louisiana$8.68
- 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 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.