Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $4.80 to $165.76, with a median of $85.88. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 81000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA Urine Micro Nonauto | $4.80 | $12.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC Urine Routine - Micro | $6.00 | $12.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY | $165.76 | $296.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY | $165.76 | $296.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.80, median $85.88, highest $165.76 — a 34.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $165.76. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.