SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 4 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California
SACRAMENTO, CA URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE |
$26.60 | $26.60 | — | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE
ROSEVILLE, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP |
$36.40 | $65.00 | 44% | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP |
$36.40 | $65.00 | 44% | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP |
$36.40 | $65.00 | 44% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.60, median $36.40, highest $36.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $36.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.