Urine dipstick test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $2.97 to $185.00, with a median of $30.23. The lowest listed price is at St Bernardine Medical Center — $27.26 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $34.20 at 191 hospitals.
- The median here, $30.23, is 52% above the US median of $19.94.
- That is 8.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.48).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 17 cities for code 81002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 25, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernardine Medical Center lowest San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 SPECIFIC GRAVITY UR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2.97 | $9.00 | $2.25–$15.40 | 67% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O MICRO - 81002 - 40181002+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3.00 | $56.50 | $2.47–$56.50 | 95% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3.00 | $81.03 | $2.47–$81.03 | 96% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3.00 | $81.03 | $2.47–$81.03 | 96% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 SPECIFIC GRAVITY UR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $3.12 | $8.00 | $1.60–$15.40 | 61% |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 ER-URINE DIP STICK NON-AUTO WO MIC+1 more line at this price File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $12.00 | $2.15–$12.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 URINE DIP STICK NON-AUTO WO MIC+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $12.00 | $2.15–$12.00 | — |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Urinalysis, manual test File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $22.32 | $93.00 | $2.96–$403.00 | 76% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.96 | $52.00 | — | 52% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 URINALYSIS W/O SCOPE File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $26.25 | $37.50 | $2.15–$33.75 | 30% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC BILIRUBIN ICTOTEST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $34.20 | $76.00 | $2.82–$68.40 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC BILIRUBIN ICTOTEST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $34.20 | $76.00 | $2.82–$64.60 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC BILIRUBIN ICTOTEST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $34.20 | $76.00 | $3.48–$57.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SPEC GRAVITY HEMATOLOGY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $80.00 | $2.82–$72.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SPEC GRAVITY HEMATOLOGY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $80.00 | $2.82–$68.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SPEC GRAVITY HEMATOLOGY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $80.00 | $3.48–$60.00 | 55% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 UA NONAUTO W/O MICRO NONL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $36.87 | $112.00 | $3.03–$95.20 | 67% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 UA NONAUTO W/O MICRO NONL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $43.17 | $111.00 | $3.08–$111.00 | 61% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.44 | $97.00 | $2.00–$7.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.44 | $97.00 | $2.00–$7.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.44 | $97.00 | $2.00–$7.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.44 | $97.00 | $2.00–$7.00 | 48% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC URINALYSIS NON AUTOMATED WO MICROSCOPY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $60.30 | $134.00 | $2.82–$113.90 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC URINALYSIS NON AUTOMATED WO MICROSCOPY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $60.30 | $134.00 | $3.48–$100.50 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC URINALYSIS NON AUTOMATED WO MICROSCOPY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $60.30 | $134.00 | $2.82–$120.60 | 55% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE - URINE DIP File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $62.00 | $62.00 | $2.15–$44.95 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Specific Gravity Urine Only+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $99.10 | $99.10 | $1.72–$99.10 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Urinalysis Non Automated WO Microscopy+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $110.00 | $110.00 | $1.72–$110.00 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Myoglobin Screen+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $147.88 | $147.88 | $1.72–$147.88 | — |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Urinalysis, manual test File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $84.00 | $2.78–$201.00 | -120% |
Outpatient: lowest $2.97, median $30.23, highest $185.00 — a 62.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $34.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What urine dipstick test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine dipstick test explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81002 ($23.61). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CAURINALYSIS; MANUAL TEST | $2.12 | file |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CAURINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $2.20 | file |