Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — inpatient

In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $13.00 to $103.00, with a median of $37.18. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$13.00MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center
Median$37.18half pay less
Highest$103.00in this market
Difference7.9×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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

median
Lowest $13.00Highest $103.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC HB URINE DIP NON AUTO W/O MICRO $13.00 $26.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO $37.18 $74.35 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO $37.18 $74.35 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO $37.18 $74.35 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO $37.18 $74.35 50% Dec 4, 2025
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO $37.18 $74.35 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO $37.18 $74.35 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO $37.18 $74.35 50% Dec 1, 2025
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Concord, NC HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO $37.18 $74.35 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC UA NON-AUTO W/O MICRO $83.25 $111.00 25% Apr 15, 2026
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Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC UA NON-AUTO W/O MICRO $83.25 $111.00 25% Sep 1, 2026
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Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC UA NON-AUTO W/O MICRO/4 $100.50 $134.00 25% Apr 15, 2026
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Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC UA NON-AUTO W/O MICRO/4 $100.50 $134.00 25% Sep 1, 2026
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB URINE DIP NON AUTO W/O MICRO $103.00 $206.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.00, median $37.18, highest $103.00 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $37.18 — 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.