Lab tests CPT 82043 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urine microalbumin test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for urine microalbumin (albumin) test as an inpatient: from $5.00 to $96.75, with a median of $15.40. The lowest listed price is at Victor Valley Global Medical Center — $10.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $35.70 at 191 hospitals.

Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 82043, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$5.00Victor Valley Global Medical Center
Median$15.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$96.75in this market
Difference19.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

median
Lowest $5.00Highest $96.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Victor Valley Global Medical Center lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 C ALBUMIN URINE QUANTITATIVE - QST File of May 13, 2026 · source file $5.00 $5.00 $2.62–$5.00 —
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lab Ref Microalb 24 Hr UR WO Creat+1 more line at this price source file $5.76 $5.76 $4.06–$7.14 —
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Microalbumin 24hr Urine+1 more line at this price source file $6.88 $6.88 $4.06–$7.14 —
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 MICROALBUMIN UR 24 HR File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $8.22 $21.00 $12.60–$21.00 61%
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 MICROALBUMIN QUAN OP File of May 13, 2026 · source file $11.00 $11.00 $5.78–$11.00 —
Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 URINE ALBUMIN QUANTITATIVE source file $12.48 $24.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 URINE ALBUMIN QUANTITATIVE source file $12.48 $24.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 URINE ALBUMIN QUANTITATIVE source file $12.48 $24.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 URINE ALBUMIN QUANTITATIVE source file $12.48 $24.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 ALBUMIN 24HR URINE (140050) source file $15.40 $22.00 $5.49–$18.70 30%
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 MICROALBUMIN QN File of May 13, 2026 · source file $25.00 $25.00 $13.12–$25.00 —
Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 LAB C MICRO ALBUMIN QT File of May 20, 2026 · source file $38.00 $38.00 $19.95–$38.00 —
Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 LAB C MICRO ALBUMIN QT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $38.00 $38.00 $19.95–$38.00 —
Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Urine Microalbumin+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file $42.75 $57.00 — 25%
St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC URINE ALBUMIN QUANTITATIVE LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $79.20 $165.00 — 52%
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC MICROALBUMIN File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $96.75 $215.00 $43.00–$182.75 55%
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC MICROALBUMIN URINE RANDOM+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $96.75 $215.00 $43.00–$193.50 55%
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC MICROALBUMIN URINE RANDOM+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $96.75 $215.00 $38.91–$161.25 55%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $5.00, median $15.40, highest $96.75 — a 19.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $12.48 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 6 of 13 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.

What it is

A urine microalbumin test measures small amounts of albumin protein in the urine. It is the yearly kidney check for people with diabetes or high blood pressure.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test; collecting the sample may be billed separately.

6 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82043 ($47.50). 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.

HospitalCash priceFile
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-ALB/CRT 50203A $1.50 file
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-ALB/CRT 50203A $1.76 file
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Microalbumin Urine Timed $2.86 file
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CAMICROALBUMIN URINE RANDOM $3.67 file
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CAMICROALBUMIN UR 24 HR $4.33 file
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CAMICROALBUMIN URINE RANDOM $4.70 file
File Link to the hospital's own price file.