Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $16.80 to $114.00, with a median of $83.25. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA Scripps Hc Urinalysis, Microscopic | $16.80 | $22.40 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Scripps Nicu-Urinalysis-Complete | $21.00 | $28.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA 81001 | $60.24 | $100.40 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Automated Urinalysis Test With Examination Using Microscope | $64.90 | $118.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Ua Au W/Micro | $75.00 | $100.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Urinalysis,Complete | $75.00 | $100.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Ua Au W/Micro 307 | $75.00 | $100.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - URINALYSIS MICROSCOPIC | $83.25 | $111.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - URINALYSIS MICROSCOPIC | $83.25 | $111.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - URINALYSIS MICROSCOPIC | $83.25 | $111.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - URINALYSIS MICROSCOPIC | $83.25 | $111.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY | $93.08 | $179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY | $93.08 | $179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY | $93.08 | $179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Liv-Urinalysis Complete | $114.00 | $152.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Urinalysis Complete | $114.00 | $152.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.80, median $83.25, highest $114.00 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $83.25. 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
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81001 ($35.40). 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.
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CAURINALYSIS AUTO W/MICR | $3.00 | file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CAPPMP URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICR | $3.00 | file |