Urine dipstick test cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 13 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $12.42 to $103.00, with a median of $37.18. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $24.76 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $26.04 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 81002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 Acetone Urine File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $12.42 | $46.00 | $2.72–$38.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB URINE DIP NON AUTO W/O MICRO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.00 | $26.00 | — | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $37.18 | $74.35 | $3.55–$70.63 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $37.18 | $74.35 | $3.55–$72.12 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $37.18 | $74.35 | $3.55–$68.40 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $37.18 | $74.35 | $3.55–$68.40 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO+1 more line at this price File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $37.18 | $74.35 | $3.55–$66.92 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $37.18 | $74.35 | $3.55–$70.63 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $37.18 | $74.35 | $3.55–$70.63 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $37.18 | $74.35 | $3.55–$70.63 | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 UA NON-AUTO W/O MICRO File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $83.25 | $111.00 | $1.00–$111.00 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 UA NON-AUTO W/O MICRO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $83.25 | $111.00 | $1.00–$111.00 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 UA NON-AUTO W/O MICRO/4 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $100.50 | $134.00 | $1.00–$134.00 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 UA NON-AUTO W/O MICRO/4 File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $100.50 | $134.00 | $1.00–$134.00 | 25% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB URINE DIP NON AUTO W/O MICRO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $103.00 | $206.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $12.42, median $37.18, highest $103.00 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $37.18. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.