Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $82.88 to $334.50, with a median of $168.83. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose lowest San Jose, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY | $82.88 | $148.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY | $82.88 | $148.00 | 44% | — source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC UA W/MICROSCOPIC | $167.25 | $669.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA HC Urine Routine-Micro | $170.40 | $426.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC Urine Routine-Micro | $213.00 | $426.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC Ua Auto W Micro | $334.50 | $669.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $82.88, median $168.83, highest $334.50 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $125.07. 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.