Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $3.00 to $63.75, with a median of $29.25. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Sep 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA URINALYSIS NONAUTO WO MIC | $3.00 | $20.10 | 85% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope | $9.75 | $13.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrlj-Reducing Suburine | $16.50 | $22.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scren-Reducing Suburine | $16.50 | $22.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrlj-Ph Urine | $17.25 | $23.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC ACETONE/KETONE URINE QUAL | $21.75 | $29.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC ACETONE/KETONE URINE QUAL | $21.75 | $29.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC ACETONE/KETONE URINE QUAL | $21.75 | $29.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC ACETONE/KETONE URINE QUAL | $21.75 | $29.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Ua N/A W/O Micro 307 | $29.25 | $39.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Poc Urine Dipstck Nonautomated | $29.25 | $39.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Poc Ua N/A W/O Micro 307 | $29.25 | $39.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP | $50.44 | $97.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP | $50.44 | $97.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP | $50.44 | $97.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Point Of Care Urinalysis Dipstick | $63.75 | $85.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Urine Ph & Spec Grav | $63.75 | $85.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Urine Specific Gravity | $63.75 | $85.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Urine Ph | $63.75 | $85.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Dipstick Urine | $63.75 | $85.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.00, median $29.25, highest $63.75 — a 21.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $29.25. 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.