Unit price analysis is the foundation of construction cost estimating. However, practitioners usually have insufficient understanding of unit price analysis and do not value its importance, making the price information of labor and material items incorrect and the knowledge of analysis not easy to be reused. This study, therefore, aims to probe the implementation of unit price analysis in practice for addressing the aforementioned problems. This study first reviews pertient research on construction cost composition and unit price analysis, and then introduces how the analysis is performed in practice. Common error patterns of performing unit price analysis are then illustrated through analyzing a real construction case. Lastly, several experienced construction cost estimators are interviewed and their opinions and comments on current analysis practices are summarized in the paper. This study finds that unit price analysis highly relies on engineers and estimators' personal experience and knowledge, and common error patterns are missing items and inconsistency between the names and codes of detailed work items. Regularly updating and modifying labor and material analysis databases shall prevent errors in unit price analysis and avoid incorrect price information to be continuously used.