Urine dipstick test cost in Brownsville, TX
In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $3.00 to $190.32, with a median of $96.66. The lowest listed price is at Harlingen Medical Center — $93.66 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $35.80 at 171 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 URINE ICTO TEST | $3.00 | $18.10 | $2.92–$75.83 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 URINALYSIS,WITHOUT MICRO | $3.00 | $94.79 | $2.92–$75.83 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; non-automate | $190.32 | $190.32 | $2.98–$3.48 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 BLOOD URINE MANUAL | $190.32 | $190.32 | $13.32–$161.77 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.00, median $96.66, highest $190.32 — a 63.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.