Urine dipstick test cost in Texarkana, TX — inpatient
In Texarkana, TX-AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $7.70 to $7.70, with a median of $7.70. Across Texas, the median is $35.80 at 213 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Jan 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Texarkana, TX-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 81002 Urinalysis Manual w/o MicroSc POC AMB -BCE+6 more lines at this price File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $7.70 | $14.00 | $4.45–$12.60 | 45% |
Inpatient: lowest $7.70, median $7.70, highest $7.70.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.