Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — inpatient

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $9.75 to $63.75, with a median of $29.25. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$9.75Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Median$29.25half pay less
Highest$63.75in this market
Difference6.5×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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

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Lowest $9.75Highest $63.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA Rch Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope $9.75 $13.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrlj-Reducing Suburine $16.50 $22.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scren-Reducing Suburine $16.50 $22.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrlj-Ph Urine $17.25 $23.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC ACETONE/KETONE URINE QUAL $21.75 $29.00 25%
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Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC ACETONE/KETONE URINE QUAL $21.75 $29.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC ACETONE/KETONE URINE QUAL $21.75 $29.00 25%
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC ACETONE/KETONE URINE QUAL $21.75 $29.00 25%
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Ua N/A W/O Micro 307 $29.25 $39.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Poc Urine Dipstck Nonautomated $29.25 $39.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Poc Ua N/A W/O Micro 307 $29.25 $39.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP $50.44 $97.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP $50.44 $97.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP $50.44 $97.00 48%
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Point Of Care Urinalysis Dipstick $63.75 $85.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Urine Ph & Spec Grav $63.75 $85.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Urine Specific Gravity $63.75 $85.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Urine Ph $63.75 $85.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Dipstick Urine $63.75 $85.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.75, median $29.25, highest $63.75 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $29.25 — 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.