Urine dipstick, automated cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $10.20 to $53.95, with a median of $22.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside and 1 other hospital — $11.80 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $19.50 at 48 hospitals.
- The median here, $22.00, is 16% below the US median of $26.07.
- That is 9.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 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 Mar 18, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside lowest Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.20 | $12.00 | $3.00–$9.48 | 15% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center lowest Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.20 | $12.00 | $3.00–$9.48 | 15% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.50 | $26.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.50 | $26.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.50 | $26.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.50 | $26.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.50 | $26.00 | — | 25% |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $20.60 | $20.60 | $1.80–$7.88 | — |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $23.40 | $36.00 | $1.76–$36.00 | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $23.40 | $36.00 | $1.80–$36.00 | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC U DIPSTICK POCT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.85 | $69.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC U DIPSTICK POCT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.85 | $69.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC U DIPSTICK POCT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.85 | $69.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC U DIPSTICK POCT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.85 | $69.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC URINE DIPSTICK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $72.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC URINE DIPSTICK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $72.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC URINE DIPSTICK+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $72.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC URINE DIPSTICK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $72.00 | — | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $49.40 | $76.00 | $0.90–$7.30 | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC U DIPSTICK POCT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.95 | $83.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC URINE DIPSTICK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.25 | $85.00 | — | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $93.60 | $144.00 | $0.90–$7.30 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $10.20, median $22.00, highest $53.95 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $19.50. 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 2 of 6 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, automated is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine dipstick, automated explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81003 ($24.00). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, ORAuto Urine Dip WO Micro | $1.95 | file |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, ORAuto Urine Dip WO Micro | $1.95 | file |