Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Eureka-Arcata, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $16.83 to $154.02, with a median of $70.64. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Health Northern California LLC.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81003, 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 Eureka, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $16.83 | $33.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $17.85 | $35.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.38 | $38.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $19.38 | $38.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $20.40 | $40.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $20.40 | $40.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $120.87 | $237.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $128.52 | $252.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $132.09 | $259.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $132.09 | $259.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $154.02 | $302.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $154.02 | $302.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.83, median $70.64, highest $154.02 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $132.09. 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.