Urine dipstick test cost in Lexington, KY — inpatient
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $24.11 to $24.11, with a median of $24.11. Across Kentucky, the median is $17.39 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Hospital lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC LAB N-AUTO URINALYS OT POC | $24.11 | $60.00 | $54.60 | 60% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC LAB N-AUTO URINALYS OT POC | $28.27 | $60.00 | $54.60 | 53% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $24.11, median $24.11, highest $24.11.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $30.33 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.