Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $11.57 to $267.00, with a median of $32.00. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Specific Gravity | $11.57 | $26.91 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Specific Gravity | $11.57 | $26.91 | 57% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Urine Non-Automated | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL Hb Urine Non-Automated | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL Hb Urine Non-Automated | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Urine Non-Automated | $267.00 | $267.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.57, median $32.00, highest $267.00 — a 23.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $32.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This is a simple urine dipstick test read by hand, without a microscope exam. It checks for things like protein, sugar, blood and signs of infection, and is often done right in a clinic or doctor's office.
What the price covers
The price covers the dipstick test only. A microscope exam or culture would be billed under other codes.