Urine dipstick, automated cost in Red Bluff, CA — inpatient
In Red Bluff, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $3.51 to $3.51, with a median of $3.51. Across California, the median is $56.00 at 145 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Red Bluff, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Red Bluff, CA · (530) 529-8000 UA AUTO W/O MICRO NONL | $3.51 | $6.00 | $3.36–$5.88 | 42% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Red Bluff, CA · (530) 529-8000 UA AUTO WO MICRO | $74.17 | $127.00 | $71.12–$124.46 | 42% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3.51, median $3.51, highest $3.51.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3.51 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 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.