Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Pittsburgh, PA — inpatient

In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $6.84 to $70.80, with a median of $27.00. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.

Lowest$6.84UPMC Washington
Median$27.00half pay less
Highest$70.80in this market
Difference10.4×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 Pittsburgh, PA.

median
Lowest $6.84Highest $70.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA URINALYSIS- DIPSTICK $6.84 $11.40 40%
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UPMC Washington Washington, PA URINALYSIS- NO MICRO $7.86 $13.10 40%
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA URINE DIP $10.80 $18.00 40%
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West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO POC $21.46 $29.00 26% Apr 14, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $21.60 $36.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA NON AUTOMATED W/O MICRO P3632 $21.60 $36.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA URINANALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO $21.60 $36.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA .UA NONAUTO WO MICROSPY $24.60 $41.00 40%
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA KETOSTIX KETONE $24.60 $41.00 40%
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $25.20 $42.00 40%
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC URINANALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO $27.00 $45.00 40%
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UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $27.00 $45.00 40%
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO $27.60 $46.00 40%
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC URINANALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO $29.40 $49.00 40%
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA URINE DIP $33.60 $56.00 40%
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $33.60 $56.00 40%
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS DIP STICK $33.60 $56.00 40%
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $43.20 $72.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA URINANALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO $43.20 $72.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $53.40 $89.00 40%
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UPMC East Monroeville, PA URINE SPECIFIC GRAVITY $53.40 $89.00 40%
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA URINE SPECIFIC GRAVITY $70.80 $118.00 40%
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK $70.80 $118.00 40%
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Inpatient: lowest $6.84, median $27.00, highest $70.80 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $26.10 — 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.