Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $51.77 to $65.87, with a median of $58.82. The lowest listed price is at Mad River Community Hospital — $7.05 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $43.00 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 22, 2025 and Jul 22, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad River Community Hospital lowest Arcata, CA · (707) 822-3621 URINE DIPSTICK POC | $51.77 | $51.77 | $4.02–$38.83 | — | Jul 22, 2025 source file |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital Garberville, CA · (707) 923-3921 HC URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE | $65.87 | $82.34 | $65.87–$82.34 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $51.77, median $58.82, highest $65.87 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $60.05. 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 1 of 2 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
A urinalysis checks a urine sample for signs of infection, kidney disease, diabetes and other problems. This version uses a manual dipstick reading plus a microscope exam of the urine for cells, crystals and bacteria.
What the price covers
The price covers the dipstick test and the microscope exam. A urine culture, if ordered, is a separate test.