Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Seaford, DE — inpatient

In Seaford, DE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $33.00 to $54.60, with a median of $43.80. The lowest listed price is at TidalHealth Nanticoke.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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$33.00TidalHealth Nanticoke
Median$43.80half pay less
Highest$54.60in 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 Seaford, DE.

median
Lowest $33.00Highest $54.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
TidalHealth Nanticoke lowest Seaford, DE HC Refractometer Specific Gravity $33.00 $33.00
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Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE Hc Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope $54.60 $65.00 16% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $33.00, median $43.80, highest $54.60 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $43.80 — 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.