Urine dipstick, automated cost in Crescent City, CA
In Crescent City, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $81.00 to $81.00, with a median of $81.00. Across California, the median is $56.00 at 193 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Crescent City, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Coast Hospital lowest Crescent City, CA · (707) 464-8511 HCHG POCT URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICRO | $81.00 | $81.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Coast Hospital lowest Crescent City, CA · (707) 464-8511 HCHG URINALYSIS AUTOMATED W/OUT MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $81.00 | $81.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $81.00, median $81.00, highest $81.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $81.00. 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 without microscopy tests a urine sample on a machine that reads the chemical dipstick results. It checks for protein, sugar, blood, ketones and signs of infection, without a microscope exam of cells.
What the price covers
The price covers the automated chemical test. A microscope exam or urine culture is billed separately if done.