Urine dipstick test cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $4.35 to $269.70, with a median of $7.92. The lowest price is at Bristol Regional Medical Center (Bristol) and 7 other hospitals. The highest price is 62.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $7.92, is 60% below the US median of $19.89.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.48).
- Tennessee ranks 4th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 52 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.35Bristol Regional Medical Center + 7 more
Median$7.92half of hospitals charge less
Highest$269.70in Tennessee
Lowest saves$3.57vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Regional Medical Center lowest Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC URINE DIP WO MICROSCOPY | $4.35 | $29.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital lowest Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC URINE DIP WO MICROSCOPY | $4.35 | $29.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital lowest Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC URINE DIP WO MICROSCOPY | $4.35 | $29.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital lowest Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC URINE DIP WO MICROSCOPY | $4.35 | $29.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center lowest Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC URINE DIP WO MICROSCOPY | $4.35 | $29.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital lowest Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC URINE DIP WO MICROSCOPY | $4.35 | $29.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center lowest Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC URINE DIP WO MICROSCOPY | $4.35 | $29.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital lowest Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC URINE DIP WO MICROSCOPY | $4.35 | $29.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC URINE DIP WO MICROSCOPY | $4.37 | $19.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC URINE DIP WO MICROSCOPY | $4.37 | $19.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Urinalysis Macroscopic | $4.52 | $11.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN ACETONE UA QL W/O MI | $5.04 | $18.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN KETON/PROTEIN URINE DIPSTICK | $5.28 | $16.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN Urinalysis Dipstick POC | $5.73 | $15.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN POC URINE DIPSTICK | $5.76 | $19.20 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Urinalysis Non Auto, Without Micro | $6.07 | $21.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $7.14 | $34.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $7.14 | $34.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $7.14 | $34.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Pbb Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope | $7.26 | $33.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope - POCT Ascorbic Acid, Urine, Qual, Dip | $7.26 | $33.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope - POCT Ascorbic Acid, Urine, Qual, Dip | $7.26 | $33.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope - POCT Ascorbic Acid, Urine, Qual, Dip | $7.26 | $33.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope - POCT Urinalysis Dipstick | $7.70 | $35.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN URINALYSIS NON AUTO W/O MICRO | $7.80 | $26.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN URINALYSIS NON AUTO W/O MICRO | $7.80 | $26.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN URINALYSIS DIP STICK | $8.03 | $17.85 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN URINALYSIS NON AUTO W/O MICRO | $8.58 | $26.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $9.20 | $40.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN GLUCOSE URINE | $9.48 | $20.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE - MANUAL | $10.36 | $35.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Urinalysis Non Auto, Without Micro | $11.09 | $21.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO | $11.89 | $41.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO | $11.89 | $41.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO | $11.89 | $41.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $12.29 | $52.75 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $14.31 | $43.91 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE - MANUAL | $14.81 | $35.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Peninsula Hospital Louisville · Knoxville, TN URINALYSIS NON AUTO W/O MICRO | $16.38 | $26.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Specific Gravity Urine | $16.80 | $28.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN ACETONE KETONE URINE | $17.40 | $87.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY UA NONAUTO W-O SCOPE | $19.55 | $100.70 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR ACETONE KETONE URINE | $21.60 | $90.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $22.29 | $43.96 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PH UR MANUAL | $22.50 | $22.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN UA NONAUTO W-O SCOPE | $24.83 | $109.64 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN UA NONAUTO W-O SCOPE | $29.60 | $109.64 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN URINALYSIS W/O MICROSCOPY | $29.94 | $53.10 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN URINALSYS NONAUTO W/O MIC | $30.86 | $38.58 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN 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 | $37.90 | $129.36 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN 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 | $58.57 | $235.21 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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-automate | $269.70 | $269.70 | Sep 1, 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 10 | $4.52 | $15.56 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $7.14 | $7.26 |
| Knoxville, TN | 6 | $5.28 | $12.48 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $4.35 | $4.35 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 3 | $10.36 | $11.09 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $4.35 | $4.35 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $11.89 | $21.38 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $19.55 | $19.55 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $9.48 | $9.48 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $4.35 | $4.35 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $9.20 | $9.20 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $58.57 | $58.57 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $4.37 | $4.37 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $6.07 | $6.07 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $37.90 | $37.90 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $5.73 | $5.73 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $4.37 | $4.37 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $8.03 | $8.03 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $11.89 | $11.89 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $5.04 | $5.04 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $17.40 | $17.40 |
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
- Pennsylvania$21.00
- Puerto Rico$84.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$5.95, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$26.21
- South Dakota$36.00
- 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.