Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Natchitoches, LA — inpatient

In Natchitoches, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $3.60 to $4.40, with a median of $4.00.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 18, 2026 and Mar 18, 2026.

Lowest$3.60Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District
Median$4.00half pay less
Highest$4.40in this market
Difference1.2×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 Natchitoches, LA.

median
Lowest $3.60Highest $4.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District lowest Natchitoches, LA URINE DIPSTICK $3.60 $9.00 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District Natchitoches, LA U/A NON AUTO W/O SCOPE $4.40 $11.00 60% Mar 18, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3.60, median $4.00, highest $4.40 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4.00 — 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.