Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Knoxville, TN
In Knoxville, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $5.28 to $16.38, with a median of $8.58. The lowest listed price is at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Aug 5, 2026 and Aug 5, 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 Knoxville, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center lowest Knoxville, TN KETON/PROTEIN URINE DIPSTICK | $5.28 | $16.00 | 67% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN URINALYSIS NON AUTO W/O MICRO | $7.80 | $26.00 | 70% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN URINALYSIS NON AUTO W/O MICRO | $8.58 | $26.00 | 67% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN URINALYSIS NON AUTO W/O MICRO | $8.58 | $26.00 | 67% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Louisville, TN URINALYSIS NON AUTO W/O MICRO | $16.38 | $26.00 | 37% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.28, median $8.58, highest $16.38 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5.28. 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.