A patient is in his primary care doctor's office and needs to have a urinalysis done. They do a dip stick in the office that is not automated and doesn't require microscopy. What is the CPT code for this procedure?

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81002 is the correct code for a non-automated, without microscopy urinalysis.
Code 81000 is incorrect because this code is for a non-automated urinalysis with microscopy. 81001 is incorrect because this code is for an automated urinalysis with microscopy. Code 81003 is incorrect because this code is for automated urinalysis without microscopy.

A Patient Is in His Primary Care Doctor's Office and Needs