Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — inpatient

In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $2.00 to $10.89, with a median of $6.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.

Lowest$2.00Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Median$6.00half pay less
Highest$10.89in this market
Difference5.4×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $2.00Highest $10.89

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY HC Pbb Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope $2.00 $6.00 67%
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY HC Pbb Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope $2.00 $6.00 67%
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY HC Pbb Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope $2.00 $6.00 67%
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Non-Auto W/O Micrscp $6.00 $6.00
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope - POCT Urinalysis $6.00 $6.00
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope - POCT Urinalysis $6.00 $6.00
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Non-Auto W/O Micrscp $6.00 $6.00
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Non-Auto W/O Micrscp $6.00 $6.00
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope - POCT Urinalysis $6.00 $6.00
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Non-Auto W/O Micrscp $6.00 $6.00
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY URINALYSIS DIPSTICK POCT $10.89 $23.60 54% Aug 25, 2026
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $10.89 $23.60 54% Aug 25, 2026
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY DIP URINE $10.89 $23.60 54% Aug 25, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2.00, median $6.00, highest $10.89 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $6.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.