Urinalysis, automated cost in Red Bluff, CA
In Red Bluff, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $5.26 to $5.26, with a median of $5.26. Across California, the median is $82.88 at 147 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Red Bluff, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Red Bluff, CA · (530) 529-8000 UA AUTO W MICRO NONL | $5.26 | $9.00 | $2.77–$8.82 | 42% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Red Bluff, CA · (530) 529-8000 UA AUTO W MICRO | $17.52 | $30.00 | $2.77–$29.40 | 42% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.26, median $5.26, highest $5.26.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5.26. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
An automated urinalysis with microscopy checks a urine sample using an automated analyzer for the chemical test and a microscope exam for cells, crystals and bacteria. It is used to look for infection, kidney problems and diabetes.
What the price covers
The price covers the chemical test and the microscopic exam. A urine culture is billed separately if ordered.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81001 ($40.77). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Dignity Health Red Bluff, CARL-SR-URINALYSIS W/ MICRO | $1.86 | file |