Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — inpatient

In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $6.00 to $36.40, with a median of $29.60. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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$6.00El Camino Hospital
Median$29.60half pay less
Highest$36.40in this market
Difference6.1×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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

median
Lowest $6.00Highest $36.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA HC URINALYSIS, BY DIP STICK OR TABLET REAGENT $6.00 $24.00 75% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Non-Auto W/O Mic $22.50 $45.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Urine Dipstick $29.60 $74.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA HC Specific Gravity $29.60 $74.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP $36.40 $65.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP $36.40 $65.00 44%
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Inpatient: lowest $6.00, median $29.60, highest $36.40 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $36.40 — 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.