Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Lancaster, PA — inpatient

In Lancaster, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $6.67 to $25.20, with a median of $25.20. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center.

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 — and —.

Lowest$6.67Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Median$25.20half pay less
Highest$25.20in this market
Difference3.8×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 Lancaster, PA.

median
Lowest $6.67Highest $25.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 81002 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE Tech $6.67 $23.00 71%
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UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA HC HEMOGLOBIN URINE $25.20 $42.00 40%
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UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA HC PH URINE $25.20 $42.00 40%
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Inpatient: lowest $6.67, median $25.20, highest $25.20 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $25.20 — 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.