Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $4.20 to $33.60, with a median of $15.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities 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 Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$4.20Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC
Median$15.00half pay less
Highest$33.60in this market
Difference8.0×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

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Lowest $4.20Highest $33.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC lowest Batavia, OH HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy $4.20 $7.00 40%
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy $4.20 $7.00 40%
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Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Urine Multistck $6.40 $16.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Urine Multistck $6.40 $16.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Urine Multistck $6.40 $16.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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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%
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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%
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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
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Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy $15.00 $25.00 40%
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Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy $15.00 $25.00 40%
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Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC Non-Auto,Urine W/O Microscopy $15.00 $25.00 40%
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Urine Ketones-Ua-Mps $22.44 $44.00 49%
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Urine-Reducing Substances $22.44 $44.00 49%
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Chem Specific Gravity $22.44 $44.00 49%
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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
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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
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West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Urine Dipstick Without Microscopy $33.60 $56.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Poc Urinalysis By Dipstick $33.60 $56.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4.20, median $15.00, highest $33.60 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $12.85 — 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.