SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 81001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California
SACRAMENTO, CA MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; AUTOMATED |
$32.90 | $32.90 | — | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE
ROSEVILLE, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY |
$82.88 | $148.00 | 44% | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY |
$82.88 | $148.00 | 44% | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY |
$82.88 | $148.00 | 44% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $32.90, median $82.88, highest $82.88 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $82.88. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.