SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone
TYRONE, PA Q-CARE URINALYSIS NO MICRO NON AUTOMATED |
$3.00 | $3.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| UPMC Altoona
ALTOONA, PA URINANALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO |
$18.60 | $31.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Altoona
ALTOONA, PA NON AUTOMATED W/O MICRO P3632 |
$18.60 | $31.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Altoona
ALTOONA, PA CHEMSTRIP URINE TEST |
$18.60 | $31.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Altoona
ALTOONA, PA URINE DIPSTICK WO MICRO |
$18.60 | $31.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone
TYRONE, PA RHC URINALYSIS NO MICRO NON AUTOMATED |
$26.00 | $26.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone
TYRONE, PA URINALYSIS NO MICRO NON AUTOMATED |
$28.00 | $28.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone
TYRONE, PA Ketones Urine |
$41.00 | $41.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone
TYRONE, PA PH S/O Chrg Only |
$41.00 | $41.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.00, median $18.60, highest $41.00 — a 13.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $18.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.