Urine microalbumin test cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for urine microalbumin (albumin) test: from $11.69 to $47.60, with a median of $35.80. The lowest listed price is at Good Samaritan Hospital — $24.11 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $35.70 at 195 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 82043, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital lowest Los Gatos, CA · (408) 559-2011 MICROALBUMIN QN | $11.69 | $11.69 | $1.75–$11.69 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC ALBUMIN; URINE, MICROALBUMIN, QUANTITATIVE | $24.00 | $96.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 URINE ALBUMIN QUANTITATIVE | $47.60 | $85.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 URINE ALBUMIN QUANTITATIVE | $47.60 | $85.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.69, median $35.80, highest $47.60 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $47.60. 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 0 of 3 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 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.