Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 27 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $2.61 to $124.33, with a median of $31.72. The lowest listed price is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — $29.11 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $31.72 at 98 hospitals.
- The median here, $31.72, is 44% above the US median of $22.00.
- That is 7.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.02).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 27 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 21 cities for code 81000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$2.61Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Median$31.72half of hospitals charge less
Highest$124.33in this market
Difference47.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $2.61Highest $124.33
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center lowest Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Laboratory Services+2 more lines at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $2.61 | $4.02 | $9.99–$43.92 | 35% |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $3.21 | $3.21 | $1.51–$8.04 | — |
| St Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Hc Urinalysis, Nonauto, W/Scope File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4.00 | $69.00 | $2.96–$62.10 | 94% |
| San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Hc Urinalysis, Nonauto, W/Scope File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4.00 | $69.26 | $2.96–$69.26 | 94% |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 URINE MICROSCOPIC File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4.00 | $50.00 | $2.96–$50.00 | 92% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 UA NONAUTO W/MICRO NONL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $6.93 | $16.00 | $3.33–$18.50 | 57% |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 UA NONAUTO W/MICRO NONL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $10.39 | $33.00 | $3.42–$33.00 | 69% |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 UA NON-AUTO WMICRO File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $22.00 | $3.10–$22.00 | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 UA NON-AUTO WMICRO File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $22.00 | $3.10–$22.00 | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 UA NON-AUTO WMICRO File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $22.00 | $2.58–$22.00 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.72 | $61.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.72 | $61.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.72 | $61.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.72 | $61.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.72 | $61.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.72 | $61.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.72 | $61.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.72 | $61.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.72 | $61.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 BLOOD,URINE+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $45.00 | $3.94–$40.50 | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 REDUCING SUBST,UR File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $50.00 | $3.94–$45.00 | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 PROTEIN,URINE QL File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $54.00 | $54.00 | $3.94–$48.60 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $82.95 | $82.95 | $1.69–$66.36 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $82.95 | $82.95 | $1.69–$66.36 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $82.95 | $82.95 | $1.69–$66.36 | — |
| Southern California Hospital at Van Nuys D/P Aph Van Nuys, CA · (323) 462-2271 URIN-ROUTINE UA File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $88.64 | $88.64 | $2.58–$76.23 | — |
| Southern California Hospital at Hollywood Hollywood, CA · (323) 462-2271 URIN-ROUTINE UA File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $88.64 | $88.64 | $0.10–$76.23 | — |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin, CA · (714) 619-7700 URIN-ROUTINE UA File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $124.33 | $124.33 | $0.10–$106.92 | — |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 267-0477 URIN-ROUTINE UA File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $124.33 | $124.33 | $0.21–$106.92 | — |
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
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
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
Outpatient: lowest $2.61, median $31.72, highest $124.33 — a 47.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $31.72. 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 7 of 27 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
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