Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Eureka-Arcata, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $5.61 to $28.56, with a median of $21.42. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Health Northern California LLC.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81002, 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 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC lowest Fortuna, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP CDM | $5.61 | $11.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP LAB | $19.38 | $38.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP LAB | $21.42 | $42.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP LAB | $28.05 | $55.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP LAB | $28.56 | $56.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.61, median $21.42, highest $28.56 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $28.31. 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
This is a simple urine dipstick test read by hand, without a microscope exam. It checks for things like protein, sugar, blood and signs of infection, and is often done right in a clinic or doctor's office.
What the price covers
The price covers the dipstick test only. A microscope exam or culture would be billed under other codes.