Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Columbus, OH, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $7.00 to $74.75, with a median of $23.40. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel Grove City.

Cash prices at 15 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$7.00Mount Carmel Grove City
Median$23.40half pay less
Highest$74.75in 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, OH.

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Lowest $7.00Highest $74.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mount Carmel Grove City lowest Grove City, OH PR Urinalysis Without Microscopy Non-Automated $7.00 $7.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH PR Urinalysis Without Microscopy Non-Automated $7.00 $7.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated $14.30 $22.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated $14.30 $22.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated $14.30 $22.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated $14.30 $22.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated $14.30 $22.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated $14.30 $22.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH URINE, NON-AUTO, NO MICRO $23.40 $26.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Berger Hospital Circleville, OH Hc Urinalysis Nonauto Wo Micro $72.80 $112.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Urinalysis Nonauto Wo Micro $74.75 $115.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Urinalysis Nonauto Wo Micro $74.75 $115.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Urinalysis Nonauto Wo Micro $74.75 $115.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Urinalysis Nonauto Wo Micro $74.75 $115.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Urinalysis Nonauto Wo Micro $74.75 $115.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Urinalysis Nonauto Wo Micro $74.75 $115.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Urinalysis Nonauto Wo Micro $74.75 $115.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.00, median $23.40, highest $74.75 — a 10.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $18.85 — 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.