How much does automated urinalysis test cost in Louisiana?

Cash prices for automated urinalysis test (CPT 81003) in Louisiana range from $1.47 to $168, with a median of $8.68. Prices vary widely by hospital.

Where can I find the cheapest automated urinalysis test in Louisiana?

The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $1.47. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.

Are these the prices I'll pay?

These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.

Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?

Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.

Where does this data come from?

Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Automated Urinalysis Test Cost in Louisiana

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 91 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 81003. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $8.68 📉 Low $1.47 📈 High $168 🏥 91 hospitals 🏛️ 64 with insurance contracts

Hospital comparison — Louisiana

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 91 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	BCBS	Aetna	UHC	Humana	Cigna	Medicare	Centene	Medicaid
OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE	$1.47	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.36	—
OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY	$1.61	$1.13	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$50.96	$2.25	$2.36	—
OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE	$1.82	$1.13	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.62	$2.25	$2.36	—
OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE	$2.10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS	$2.17	$3.92	$4.12	$1.35	$1.71	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.03
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS	$2.17	$3.92	$4.12	$1.35	$1.71	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.03
SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL	$2.30	$3.46	$2.93	$2.25	$4.70	$4.72	—	—	—
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL	$2.70	$1.87	$2.25	—	$2.25	—	—	$2.25	—
OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE	$2.70	$2.25	$2.25	$2.03	$2.25	—	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25
OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY	$2.80	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$10.61	$2.25	—	—
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS	$2.86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS	$2.86	$2.25	$2.32	$2.25	$2.25	$11.48	$2.25	—	$2.03
STERLING SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL	$3.00	$2.25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN	$3.00	$2.25	$2.25	$2.27	$2.48	—	$2.25	—	$2.25
OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST	$3.15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES	$3.20	$2.24	$2.24	$2.03	$2.28	$16.79	—	$2.24	—
OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE	$3.22	$1.13	$2.25	$2.25	$2.13	$6.29	$2.25	—	—
OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT	$3.64	$1.13	$2.25	$2.25	$2.13	$8.31	$2.25	—	—
OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT	$3.92	$1.13	$2.25	$2.25	$2.13	$8.31	$2.25	—	—
ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE	$4.16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE	$4.16	$2.25	$2.32	$2.25	$2.25	$11.17	$2.25	—	$2.03
AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE	$4.35	$3.52	$2.25	$2.25	$2.14	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25
LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON	$4.48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE	$4.48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS	$4.48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE	$4.48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITAL HAMMOND	$4.50	—	$2.81	$2.21	$2.21	—	—	—	—
OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON	$4.81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA	$5.01	—	$1.95	$1.95	$1.95	—	$1.95	$1.95	$2.24
NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE. HAMMOND	$5.01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS	$5.10	$1.13	$2.24	$1.35	$2.24	$1.09	$2.25	$2.25	—
OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND	$5.28	$3.14	$2.32	$2.25	$2.25	$11.48	$3.72	—	$2.03
MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS	$5.40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OCHSNER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL JEFFERSON JEFFERSON	$5.72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD	$6.00	$4.04	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	—	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25
LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA	$6.11	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$9.31	$2.25	—	$2.03
THE SPINE HOSPITAL OF LOUISANA BATON ROUGE	$6.12	$2.50	$2.80	$2.49	$93.00	$2.94	—	$100	—
CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA	$6.24	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.21	$14.40	$2.48	$2.36	—
IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA	$6.60	$2.20	$2.25	$2.25	$2.20	$7.59	$2.20	$2.31	—
LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE	$7.66	$60.00	$2.25	$1.88	$60.00	—	—	$60.00	—
DEQUINCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DEQUINCY	$7.70	$3.98	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$4.02	—	—	$2.25
CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOMER	$8.00	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25
LOUISIANA EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL OF NATCHITOCHES NATCHITOCHES	$8.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE	$8.25	$2.25	$1.80	$1.88	$2.25	$4.89	$2.25	$2.81	$2.25
ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING	$8.37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER	$8.68	$2.25	$2.32	$2.25	$2.25	$26.63	$2.25	$2.32	$2.03
TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS	$9.66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY	$9.90	$5.66	—	—	—	—	$2.25	—	$2.25
WK BOSSIER HEALTH CENTER BOSSIER CITY	$11.20	$2.25	$2.48	$2.36	—	—	—	$3.94	—
PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE	$11.35	$2.14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA	$11.60	$4.07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ROADS	$12.25	—	$52.83	$52.83	$50.00	—	—	—	—
BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER ARCADIA	$13.80	—	$2.25	$2.25	$2.27	—	$2.27	$2.27	$2.25
WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO	$14.72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT	$15.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ALEXANDRIA	$15.00	$2.25	$2.25	$2.25	$2.17	$4.70	—	$2.36	—
ST. CHARLES SURGICAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE	$15.16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS	$16.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL	$17.17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL	$17.17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 81003, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $24.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does automated urinalysis test cost in Louisiana?: Cash prices for automated urinalysis test (CPT 81003) in Louisiana range from $1.47 to $168, with a median of $8.68. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest automated urinalysis test in Louisiana?: The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $1.47. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
Are these the prices I'll pay?: These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?: Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
Where does this data come from?: Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Louisiana facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 81003 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.