Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $17.88 to $86.80, with a median of $23.40. The lowest listed price is at Saint Clare Hospital.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 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 Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clare Hospital lowest Lakewood, WA HC UA MICRO CULTURE (INDICATD) | $17.88 | $62.02 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Gig Harbor, WA HC UA MICRO CULTURE (INDICATD) | $18.87 | $62.02 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA URINALYSIS BY DIPSTICK OR TAB REAGENT; AUTOMATED, W MICRO | $18.87 | $37.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA HC UA MICRO CULTURE (INDICATD) | $18.94 | $62.02 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA HC UA MICRO CULTURE (INDICATD) | $19.47 | $62.02 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Tacoma, WA HC UA MICRO CULTURE (INDICATD) | $20.55 | $62.02 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB | $20.64 | $43.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB | $20.64 | $43.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB | $20.64 | $43.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB | $20.64 | $43.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM | $21.60 | $45.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM | $21.60 | $45.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM | $21.60 | $45.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM | $21.60 | $45.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC UA MICRO CULTURE (INDICATD) | $21.92 | $62.02 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY CDM | $23.40 | $45.00 | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB | $23.40 | $45.00 | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA HC URINE W/MICROSCO | $25.54 | $88.60 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Gig Harbor, WA HC URINE W/MICROSCO | $26.95 | $88.60 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA HC URINE W/MICROSCO | $27.06 | $88.60 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA HC URINE W/MICROSCO | $27.81 | $88.60 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA HC URINALYSIS W/MICROSCOPIC | $28.86 | $100.12 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Tacoma, WA HC URINE W/MICROSCO | $29.35 | $88.60 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Gig Harbor, WA HC URINALYSIS W/MICROSCOPIC | $30.46 | $100.12 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA HC URINALYSIS W/MICROSCOPIC | $30.58 | $100.12 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC URINE W/MICROSCO | $31.31 | $88.60 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA HC URINALYSIS W/MICROSCOPIC | $31.42 | $100.12 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Tacoma, WA HC URINALYSIS W/MICROSCOPIC | $33.16 | $100.12 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Urinalysis With Microscopy | $33.50 | $67.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC URINALYSIS W/MICROSCOPIC | $35.38 | $100.12 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital E Seattle, WA "URINALYSIS ROUTINE AUTOMATED, W/ MICROSC" | $43.20 | $54.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC UA,COMPLETE | $52.00 | $65.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA Urinalysis With Microscopic | $86.80 | $86.80 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.88, median $23.40, highest $86.80 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $23.40. 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.