Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Charleston-North Charleston, SC — inpatient

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $9.10 to $14.50, with a median of $11.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$9.10Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC
Median$11.80half pay less
Highest$14.50in this market
Difference1.6×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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $9.10Highest $14.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC lowest Charleston, SC HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy $9.10 $14.00 35%
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MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC HB URINE DIP NON AUTO W/O MICRO $14.50 $29.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.10, median $11.80, highest $14.50 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $11.80 — 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.