SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 May 29, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA Scripps Nicu-Urinalysis-Macro Only |
$11.25 | $15.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA Rsp Spec Gravity Urn Au W/Micro307 |
$37.50 | $50.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA Rsp Poc Ph Auto W/O Micro 307 |
$37.50 | $50.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA Rsp Ua Au W/O Micro 307 |
$37.50 | $50.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA Rsp Poc Urine Dipstick 307 |
$37.50 | $50.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA Rch Urinalysis,Routine |
$37.50 | $50.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA Rch Scren-Urinalysis-Macro Only |
$37.50 | $50.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA Rch Scrlj-Urinalysis-Macro Only |
$37.50 | $50.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN MARCOS
SAN MARCOS, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY |
$59.80 | $115.00 | 48% | — file |
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| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO - CLAIREMONT MESA
SAN DIEGO, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY |
$59.80 | $115.00 | 48% | — file |
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| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO - ZION
SAN DIEGO, CA URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY |
$59.80 | $115.00 | 48% | — file |
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| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center
CORONADO, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY |
$64.50 | $86.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Sharp Memorial Hospital
SAN DIEGO, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY |
$64.50 | $86.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
CHULA VISTA, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY |
$64.50 | $86.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Grossmont Hospital Corporation
LA MESA, CA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY |
$64.50 | $86.00 | 25% | — file |
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| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA Rch Lab-Urinalysis Macro |
$75.00 | $100.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Tri-City Medical Center
OCEANSIDE, CA Urinalysis (POCT) |
$96.88 | $161.46 | 40% | May 29, 2026 file |
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| Tri-City Medical Center
OCEANSIDE, CA Clinitek Status POC Testing |
$106.81 | $178.02 | 40% | May 29, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.25, median $59.80, highest $106.81 — a 9.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $59.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81003 ($25.50). 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.
| Paradise Valley Hospital
NATIONAL CITY, CA URINE, AUTOMATED WITH MICRO |
$2.00 | file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital
NATIONAL CITY, CA URINE DIPSTRICK |
$2.00 | file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital
NATIONAL CITY, CA UA,AUTO W/O MICRO LC |
$2.00 | file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital
NATIONAL CITY, CA URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICR |
$2.00 | file |