Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Eureka-Arcata, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $28.05 to $28.56, with a median of $28.31. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Health Northern California LLC.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$28.05St Joseph Health Northern California LLC
Median$28.31half pay less
Highest$28.56in this market
Difference1.0×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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $28.05Highest $28.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Joseph Health Northern California LLC lowest Fortuna, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP LAB $28.05 $55.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP LAB $28.56 $56.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $28.05, median $28.31, highest $28.56.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $21.42 — 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.