Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — inpatient

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $9.75 to $16.25, with a median of $13.00. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$9.75St Mary Medical Center
Median$13.00half pay less
Highest$16.25in this market
Difference1.7×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

median
Lowest $9.75Highest $16.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Mary Medical Center lowest Langhorne, PA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated $9.75 $15.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated $13.00 $20.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated $16.25 $25.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.75, median $13.00, highest $16.25 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $3.90 — 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.