Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $8.33 to $10.89, with a median of $10.89. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $8.33 | $11.90 | 30% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY URINALYSIS; MANUAL TEST | $9.16 | $13.09 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY URINALYSIS DIPSTICK POCT | $10.89 | $23.60 | 54% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $10.89 | $23.60 | 54% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY DIP URINE | $10.89 | $23.60 | 54% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.33, median $10.89, highest $10.89 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $10.89. 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.