Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — inpatient

In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $9.00 to $46.60, with a median of $31.60. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc..

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 Feb 11, 2026 and Feb 11, 2026.

Lowest$9.00St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.
Median$31.60half pay less
Highest$46.60in this market
Difference5.2×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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.

median
Lowest $9.00Highest $46.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc. lowest Salem, IN #URINALYSIS DIP STICK;NON-AUTO $9.00 $15.00 40%
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB PH PAPER POCT $31.60 $158.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB URINE DIPSTICK POCT $31.60 $158.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB URINE ACETONE $31.60 $158.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB PH UR $33.40 $167.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc. Salem, IN URINALS DIPSTICK NON-AUTOWO/MI $42.60 $71.00 40%
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Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB TOTAL PROTEIN URINE NCI $46.60 $233.00 80% Feb 11, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.00, median $31.60, highest $46.60 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $31.60 — 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.