Urine dipstick, automated cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $4.68 to $57.50, with a median of $26.25. The lowest listed price is at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett — $21.57 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $28.68 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $26.25, is about the same as the US median of $26.07.
- That is 11.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- 1 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 14 cities for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 6, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett lowest Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC PR 81003 URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.68 | $9.00 | — | 48% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK ONLY NO CULTURE File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $11.53 | $19.88 | $2.20–$18.29 | 42% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 URINALYSIS WITHOUT MICROSCOPIC,AUTOMATED File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $12.24 | $24.00 | $14.40–$19.20 | 49% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.48 | $26.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.48 | $26.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.48 | $26.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.48 | $26.00 | — | 52% |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.52 | $26.00 | — | 48% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.36 | $32.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.36 | $32.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.36 | $32.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.36 | $32.00 | — | 52% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Urinalysis Dipstick Only No Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.50 | $49.00 | — | 50% |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC BLOOD URINE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $25.54 | $88.60 | $2.25–$66.45 | 71% |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC BLOOD URINE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $26.95 | $88.60 | $2.25–$66.45 | 70% |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC BLOOD URINE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $27.06 | $88.60 | $2.25–$79.74 | 69% |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC BLOOD URINE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $27.81 | $88.60 | $2.25–$66.45 | 69% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC BLOOD URINE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $29.35 | $88.60 | $2.25–$66.45 | 67% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC BLOOD URINE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $31.31 | $88.60 | $2.25–$79.74 | 65% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 URINALYSIS WO MICROSCOPY AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $34.40 | $43.00 | $2.00–$6.00 | 20% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC URINE ANALYSIS DIPSTICK W/O MICROSCOPY File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $43.20 | $54.00 | $2.25–$48.60 | 20% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $47.88 | $68.40 | — | 30% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Urinalysis No Microscopic+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $57.50 | $57.50 | $14.49–$55.20 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $4.68, median $26.25, highest $57.50 — a 12.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $25.54. 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 9 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
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