SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 81002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCY HEALTH CLERMONT HOSPITAL LLC
BATAVIA, OH HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy |
$4.20 | $7.00 | 40% | — file |
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| MERCY HEALTH ANDERSON HOSPITAL LLC
CINCINNATI, OH HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy |
$4.20 | $7.00 | 40% | — file |
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| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc.
OXFORD, OH HC Urine Dip Stick |
$6.00 | $8.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Kettering Medical Center
KETTERING, OH Hc Urine Multistck |
$6.40 | $16.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Kettering Medical Center
MIAMISBURG, OH Hc Urine Multistck |
$6.40 | $16.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Fort Hamilton Hospital
HAMILTON, OH Hc Urine Multistck |
$6.40 | $16.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Children's Hospital Medical Center
CINCINNATI, OH Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Non-Auto W/O Micrscp|By Midlevel |
$8.16 | $16.00 | 49% | — file |
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| Children's Hospital Medical Center
CINCINNATI, OH Chg Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Non-Auto W/O Micrscp|By Specialist |
$8.16 | $16.00 | 49% | — file |
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| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH
CINCINNATI, OH HC Urine Dip Stick |
$10.70 | $14.27 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| MERCY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL LLC
CINCINNATI, OH HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy |
$15.00 | $25.00 | 40% | — file |
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| JEWISH HOSPITAL LLC
CINCINNATI, OH HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy |
$15.00 | $25.00 | 40% | — file |
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| MERCY HEALTH KINGS MILLS HOSPITAL LLC
MASON, OH HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy |
$15.00 | $25.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Children's Hospital Medical Center
CINCINNATI, OH Hb Urine-Reducing Substances |
$22.44 | $44.00 | 49% | — file |
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| Children's Hospital Medical Center
CINCINNATI, OH Hb Urine Ketones-Ua-Mps |
$22.44 | $44.00 | 49% | — file |
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| Children's Hospital Medical Center
CINCINNATI, OH Hb Chem Specific Gravity |
$22.44 | $44.00 | 49% | — file |
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| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC
CINCINNATI, OH Hc Urine Dipstick Without Microscopy |
$33.60 | $56.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 file |
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| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC
CINCINNATI, OH Hc Poc Urinalysis By Dipstick |
$33.60 | $56.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 file |
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| West Chester Hospital, LLC
WEST CHESTER, OH Hc Urine Dipstick Without Microscopy |
$33.60 | $56.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 file |
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| West Chester Hospital, LLC
WEST CHESTER, OH Hc Poc Urinalysis By Dipstick |
$33.60 | $56.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.20, median $15.00, highest $33.60 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $15.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.