Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Lincoln, NE — inpatient

In Lincoln, NE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $11.50 to $15.50, with a median of $13.50. The lowest listed price is at Nebraska Heart Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$11.50Nebraska Heart Hospital
Median$13.50half pay less
Highest$15.50in this market
Difference1.3×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 Lincoln, NE.

median
Lowest $11.50Highest $15.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Nebraska Heart Hospital lowest Lincoln, NE HC URINALYSIS MANUAL $11.50 $25.00 54% Feb 28, 2026
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Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE HC URINALYSIS MANUAL $15.50 $31.00 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11.50, median $13.50, highest $15.50 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $13.50 — 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.