SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South
BROCKTON, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Non-Auto W/O Micrscp |
$4.43 | $9.85 | 55% | — file |
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| Boston Medical Center Brighton
BOSTON, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Non-Auto W/O Micrscp |
$5.69 | $12.65 | 55% | — file |
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| Boston Medical Center
BOSTON, MA HC Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Non-Auto W/O Micrscp |
$8.10 | $18.00 | 55% | — file |
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| MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE
MELROSE, MA Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope |
$8.40 | $12.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Cambridge Health Alliance
CAMBRIDGE, MA HC Urinalysis |
$14.00 | $14.00 | — | — file |
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| Tufts Medical Center
BOSTON, MA Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope |
$23.10 | $33.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Shriners Childrens - Boston
BOSTON, MA URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE |
$24.90 | $24.90 | — | — file |
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| Lowell General Hospital
LOWELL, MA Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope |
$32.20 | $46.00 | 30% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.43, median $11.20, highest $32.20 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $8.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.