Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Columbus, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $6.80 to $76.50, with a median of $35.70.

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 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$6.80Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler
Median$35.70half pay less
Highest$76.50in this market
Difference11.2×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, NE.

median
Lowest $6.80Highest $76.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler lowest Schuyler, NE HC RHC URINALY WO MICRO $6.80 $8.00 15% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler, NE HC URINALY NON AUTO WO SCOPE $35.70 $42.00 15% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler, NE HC URINALYSIS MANUAL $76.50 $90.00 15% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $6.80, median $35.70, highest $76.50 — a 11.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $35.70 — 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.