Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Columbus, MS — inpatient

In Columbus, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $2.25 to $24.00, with a median of $9.50.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 27, 2026.

Lowest$2.25Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle
Median$9.50half pay less
Highest$24.00in this market
Difference10.7×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 Columbus, MS.

median
Lowest $2.25Highest $24.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle lowest Columbus, MS URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $2.25 $9.00 75% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS ACETONE KETONE URINE $8.50 $34.00 75% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS REDUCING SUBSTANCE URINE $10.50 $42.00 75% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS SPECIFIC GRAVITY $24.00 $96.00 75% Feb 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2.25, median $9.50, highest $24.00 — a 10.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $9.50 — 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.