Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $3.41 to $85.76, with a median of $57.00. The lowest listed price is at Hsa St. Joseph LLC — $53.59 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $25.00 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 81002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsa St. Joseph LLC lowest Houston, TX N-AUTOM URINALYS WO MICRO | $3.41 | $83.69 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph LLC lowest Houston, TX URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $3.41 | $93.96 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX URINE DIPSTICK - URINE, PROTEIN, GLUCOSE; UA CHEMISTRIES IN CLINIC | $3.48 | $23.00 | 85% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX UA CHEMISTRIES POC (URINE DIP STICK WO MICRO) POCUA | $3.48 | $6.00 | 42% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX URINE REDUCING SUBSTANCES | $3.48 | $155.00 | 98% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG POC NONAUTOMATED URINALYS W/O MICROSCOPY | $3.48 | $24.00 | 86% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX URINE REDUCING SUBSTANCES | $3.48 | $155.00 | 98% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG POC NONAUTOMATED URINALYS W/O MICROSCOPY | $3.48 | $24.00 | 86% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX URINE DIPSTICK - URINE, PROTEIN, GLUCOSE; UA CHEMISTRIES IN CLINIC | $3.48 | $23.00 | 85% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX UA CHEMISTRIES POC (URINE DIP STICK WO MICRO) POCUA | $3.48 | $6.00 | 42% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.10 | $19.10 | — | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) | $25.00 | $50.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) | $57.00 | $114.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) | $57.00 | $114.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) | $57.00 | $114.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) | $57.00 | $114.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) | $57.00 | $114.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) | $57.00 | $114.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) | $57.00 | $114.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) | $57.00 | $114.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STICK | $84.42 | $126.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STICK | $84.42 | $126.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STICK | $84.42 | $126.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC OUTPT URINE DIPSTICK | $85.76 | $128.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE-NON-AUTOMATED | $85.76 | $128.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET, NON-AUTOMATIC W/O MICROSCOPY | $85.76 | $128.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC OUTPT URINE DIPSTICK | $85.76 | $128.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE-NON-AUTOMATED | $85.76 | $128.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET, NON-AUTOMATIC W/O MICROSCOPY | $85.76 | $128.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC OUTPT URINE DIPSTICK | $85.76 | $128.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE-NON-AUTOMATED | $85.76 | $128.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET, NON-AUTOMATIC W/O MICROSCOPY | $85.76 | $128.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.41, median $57.00, highest $85.76 — a 25.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $57.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.