Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — inpatient

In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $20.50 to $25.00, with a median of $25.00. The lowest listed price is at Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William.

Cash prices at 6 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$20.50Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William
Median$25.00half pay less
Highest$25.00in 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

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Lowest $20.50Highest $25.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William lowest Woodbridge, VA Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope $20.50 $41.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NONAUTO $25.00 $50.00 50%
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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NONAUTO $25.00 $50.00 50%
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Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NONAUTO $25.00 $50.00 50%
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NONAUTO $25.00 $50.00 50%
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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NONAUTO $25.00 $50.00 50%
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Inpatient: lowest $20.50, median $25.00, highest $25.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $25.00 — 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.