Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — inpatient

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 12 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $3.48 to $85.76, with a median of $57.00. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3.48Harris Health
Median$57.00half pay less
Highest$85.76in this market
Difference24.6×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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

median
Lowest $3.48Highest $85.76

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX UA CHEMISTRIES POC (URINE DIP STICK WO MICRO) POCUA $3.48 $6.00 42%
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX URINE REDUCING SUBSTANCES $3.48 $155.00 98%
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG POC NONAUTOMATED URINALYS W/O MICROSCOPY $3.48 $24.00 86%
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Harris Health Houston, TX URINE DIPSTICK - URINE, PROTEIN, GLUCOSE; UA CHEMISTRIES IN CLINIC $3.48 $23.00 85%
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Harris Health Houston, TX UA CHEMISTRIES POC (URINE DIP STICK WO MICRO) POCUA $3.48 $6.00 42%
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX URINE DIPSTICK - URINE, PROTEIN, GLUCOSE; UA CHEMISTRIES IN CLINIC $3.48 $23.00 85%
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Harris Health Houston, TX URINE REDUCING SUBSTANCES $3.48 $155.00 98%
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Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG POC NONAUTOMATED URINALYS W/O MICROSCOPY $3.48 $24.00 86%
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The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) $25.00 $50.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) $57.00 $114.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) $57.00 $114.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) $57.00 $114.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) $57.00 $114.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) $57.00 $114.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) $57.00 $114.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) $57.00 $114.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK (POC) $57.00 $114.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STICK $84.42 $126.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STICK $84.42 $126.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINE DIP STICK $84.42 $126.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC OUTPT URINE DIPSTICK $85.76 $128.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE-NON-AUTOMATED $85.76 $128.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET, NON-AUTOMATIC W/O MICROSCOPY $85.76 $128.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC OUTPT URINE DIPSTICK $85.76 $128.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE-NON-AUTOMATED $85.76 $128.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET, NON-AUTOMATIC W/O MICROSCOPY $85.76 $128.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC OUTPT URINE DIPSTICK $85.76 $128.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE-NON-AUTOMATED $85.76 $128.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC URINALYSIS DIP STICK/TABLET, NON-AUTOMATIC W/O MICROSCOPY $85.76 $128.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3.48, median $57.00, highest $85.76 — a 24.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $57.00 — 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.