SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
LANCASTER, PA 81002 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE Tech |
$6.67 | $23.00 | 71% | — file |
|
| UPMC Lititz
LITITZ, PA HC HEMOGLOBIN URINE |
$25.20 | $42.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Lititz
LITITZ, PA HC PH URINE |
$25.20 | $42.00 | 40% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.67, median $25.20, highest $25.20 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $25.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.