Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Waco, TX — inpatient

In Waco, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $16.65 to $19.38, with a median of $17.46. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Providence.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 13, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$16.65Ascension Providence
Median$17.46half pay less
Highest$19.38in this market
Difference1.2×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 Waco, TX.

median
Lowest $16.65Highest $19.38

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX PH URINE $16.65 $46.25 64%
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Ascension Providence Waco, TX SPECIFIC GRAV URINE $16.65 $46.25 64%
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Ascension Providence Waco, TX URINALYSIS DIP PROTEIN/GLUCOSE $17.46 $48.50 64%
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX HC URINALYSIS, REAGENT STRIP $19.38 $32.30 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE $19.38 $32.30 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $16.65, median $17.46, highest $19.38 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $16.65 — 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.