Lab tests CPT 81003 New Mexico Outpatient

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $12.40 to $35.70, with a median of $24.05. The lowest price is at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos). The highest price is 2.9× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$12.40Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$24.05half pay less
Highest$35.70in New Mexico
Lowest saves$11.65vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems lowest Taos · Taos, NM URINE BLOOD $12.40 $15.50 Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB $35.70 $85.00 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hobbs, NM 1 $35.70 $35.70
Taos, NM 1 $12.40 $12.40

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.

Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.