Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urine dipstick test cost in Sidney, MT — inpatient

In Sidney, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $13.01 to $13.01, with a median of $13.01. Across Montana, the median is $16.00 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$13.01Sidney Health Center
Median$13.01half pay less
Highest$13.01in this market
Difference1.0×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 Sidney, MT.

median
Lowest $13.01Highest $18.58

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney, MT · (406) 488-2100 URINALYSIS DIP STICK TABLET REAGENT NON-AUTOMATED WO MICROSCOPY $13.01 $21.00 $19.11–$21.00 38% Apr 30, 2026
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Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT · (406) 488-2100 OB UA DIPSTK NONAU W/O MICRO 81002 $18.58 $30.00 $27.30–$30.00 38% Apr 30, 2026
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Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT · (406) 488-2100 CLINITEST DIPSTICK TABLET81002 $18.58 $30.00 $27.30–$30.00 38% Apr 30, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.01, median $13.01, highest $13.01.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $13.01 — 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 and below every plan's rate. 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.