Urine dipstick test cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 89 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $3.00 to $115.90, with a median of $21.00. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 7 other hospitals. The highest price is 38.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $21.00, is 6% above the US median of $19.89.
- That is 6.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.48).
- Pennsylvania ranks 30th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 89 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 81002. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 7 more
Median$21.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$115.90in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$18.00vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope | $3.00 | $31.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville lowest Brookville · Brookville, PA Q-CARE URINALYSIS NO MICRO NON AUTOMATED | $3.00 | $3.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield lowest Clearfield · DuBois, PA Q-CARE URINALYSIS NO MICRO NON AUTOMATED | $3.00 | $3.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois lowest DuBois · DuBois, PA Q-CARE URINALYSIS NO MICRO NON AUTOMATED | $3.00 | $3.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk lowest Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Q-CARE URINALYSIS NO MICRO NON AUTOMATED | $3.00 | $3.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon lowest Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Q-CARE URINALYSIS NO MICRO NON AUTOMATED | $3.00 | $3.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone · Altoona, PA Q-CARE URINALYSIS NO MICRO NON AUTOMATED | $3.00 | $3.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope | $3.00 | $52.38 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington · Pittsburgh, PA SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE | $3.48 | $35.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $4.20 | $7.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA UA NONAUTO W-O SCOPE | $4.32 | $16.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA UA NONAUTO W-O SCOPE | $4.32 | $16.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 81002 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE Tech | $5.49 | $23.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA URINALYSIS;NON-AUTO;W/O MICRO | $5.50 | $11.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA URINALYSIS DIP PROCED POC | $5.98 | $23.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA RHC URINALYSIS NON-AUTOMATED | $6.48 | $18.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 81002 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE Tech | $6.67 | $23.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC URINALYSIS | $7.20 | $12.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC URINALYSIS | $7.20 | $12.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA URINANALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO | $7.20 | $12.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 81002 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE Tech | $7.24 | $23.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA URINALYSIS DIP PROCED POC | $7.62 | $23.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA URINALYSIS- DIPSTICK | $7.98 | $11.40 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS- DIPSTICK | $7.98 | $11.40 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD pH | $9.16 | $15.26 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated | $9.75 | $15.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt No | $10.00 | $10.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Urinalysis Dipstick without Scope POC 81002 | $12.96 | $36.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Urinalysis, Manual Test | $13.60 | $17.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Urinalysis, Manual Test | $13.60 | $17.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS; MANUAL TEST | $14.00 | $28.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA URINE DIPSTICK, NON-AUTO | $15.30 | $18.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $15.60 | $26.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Reducing Subs Urine | $15.68 | $28.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated | $16.25 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Urinalysis, Manual Test | $17.60 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; non-automated, without microscopy | $17.60 | $44.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA NON AUTOMATED W/O MICRO P3632 | $18.60 | $31.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $18.60 | $31.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Reducing Subs Urine | $19.60 | $28.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA OCC HEALTH URINE DIP | $19.80 | $33.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Urine Dipstick Non-Auto W/O Micro | $20.00 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Urine Dipstick Non-Auto W/O Micro | $20.00 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Urine Dipstick Non-Auto W/O Micro | $20.00 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA URINE BILIRUBIN ICTOTEST | $21.00 | $35.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE,URINE,QUAL REDUCING SUB | $21.00 | $35.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE,URINE,QUAL REDUCING SUB | $21.00 | $35.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO POC | $21.56 | $28.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA NON AUTOMATED W/O MICRO P3632 | $21.60 | $36.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO POC | $21.84 | $28.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO POC | $21.84 | $28.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO POC | $22.33 | $29.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.60 | $22.60 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO POC | $22.63 | $31.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO POC | $23.49 | $29.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO POC | $23.56 | $31.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA .UA NONAUTO WO MICROSPY | $24.60 | $41.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA KETOSTIX KETONE | $24.60 | $41.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC HEMOGLOBIN URINE | $25.20 | $42.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC HEMOGLOBIN URINE | $25.20 | $42.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC HEMOGLOBIN URINE | $25.20 | $42.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $25.20 | $42.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC HEMOGLOBIN URINE | $25.20 | $42.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE (NON-AU | $26.60 | $38.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $27.00 | $45.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINANALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO | $27.00 | $45.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO | $27.60 | $46.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $31.74 | $31.74 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $33.60 | $56.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $34.86 | $42.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $34.86 | $42.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $34.86 | $42.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $34.86 | $42.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $34.86 | $42.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $34.86 | $42.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $34.86 | $42.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $34.86 | $42.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $37.20 | $62.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $37.80 | $42.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $37.80 | $42.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $38.70 | $43.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $38.70 | $43.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA NON AUTOMATED W/O MICRO P3632 | $39.00 | $65.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URINANALYSIS DIPSTICK WO MICRO | $43.20 | $72.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $51.00 | $85.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA URINE DIP | $51.00 | $85.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $53.40 | $89.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $70.80 | $118.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Urine WO Micro(Non-Automa | $115.90 | $115.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 24 | $3.48 | $23.06 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 9 | $3.00 | $16.25 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $34.86 | $34.86 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $5.49 | $7.24 |
| Hermitage, PA | 3 | $22.33 | $31.74 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $13.60 | $25.20 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $3.00 | $10.80 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Lancaster, PA | 2 | $6.67 | $15.94 |
| Oil City, PA | 2 | $15.60 | $17.10 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $38.70 | $38.70 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 2 | $4.32 | $4.32 |
| Somerset, PA | 2 | $7.20 | $11.25 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $7.20 | $29.10 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $15.68 | $15.68 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $19.80 | $19.80 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 1 | $17.60 | $17.60 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $37.20 | $37.20 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $34.86 | $34.86 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $5.50 | $5.50 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $13.60 | $13.60 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $26.60 | $26.60 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $12.96 | $12.96 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $17.60 | $17.60 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $4.20 | $4.20 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $6.48 | $6.48 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5.98 | $5.98 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $7.98 | $7.98 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in other states
- Alabama$11.79
- Alaska$39.50
- Arizona$7.20
- Arkansas$11.69
- California$34.20
- Colorado$54.00
- Connecticut$21.40
- Delaware$43.80, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$32.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$20.20
- Georgia$36.76
- Hawaii$18.20
- Idaho$16.90
- Illinois$22.50
- Indiana$15.60
- Iowa$23.20
- Kansas$18.70
- Kentucky$18.00
- Louisiana$6.90
- Maine$15.78
- Maryland$10.98
- Massachusetts$23.00
- Michigan$15.25
- Minnesota$22.17
- Mississippi$14.58
- Missouri$13.80
- Montana$15.16
- Nebraska$21.93
- Nevada$8.49
- New Hampshire$18.87
- New Jersey$3.83
- New Mexico$12.90
- New York$10.41
- North Carolina$26.32
- North Dakota$21.00
- Ohio$16.20
- Oklahoma$16.44
- Oregon$24.00
- Puerto Rico$84.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$5.95, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$26.21
- South Dakota$36.00
- Tennessee$7.92
- Texas$29.40
- Utah$61.36
- Vermont$23.00
- Virginia$20.50
- Washington$20.39
- West Virginia$12.50
- Wisconsin$13.78
- Wyoming$22.13
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.