Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $4.62 to $922.00, with a median of $84.49. The lowest price is at Delta County Memorial Hospital (Delta). The highest price is 199.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $84.49, is 284% above the US median of $22.00.
- That is 21.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.02).
- Colorado ranks 48th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 81000. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.62Delta County Memorial Hospital
Median$84.49half of hospitals charge less
Highest$922.00in Colorado
Lowest saves$79.87vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta County Memorial Hospital lowest Delta · Delta, CO UA NON AUTOMATED W MICRO | $4.62 | $11.55 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO UA NON AUTOMATED W/MICRO | $6.60 | $11.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC URINE COLLECT FOR DRUG SCRN | $8.42 | $24.04 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 81000 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOPE | $12.75 | $17.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Urinalysis test using microscope | $17.00 | $22.00 | — source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | $26.40 | $44.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | $38.64 | $59.45 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC URINALYSIS W MICROSCOPIC NON-AUTO | $130.34 | $130.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC URINALYSIS W MICROSCOPIC NON-AUTO | $130.34 | $130.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC URINALYSIS W MICROSCOPIC NON-AUTO | $130.34 | $130.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC URINALYSIS W MICROSCOPIC NON-AUTO | $130.34 | $130.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC URINALYSIS W MICROSCOPIC NON-AUTO | $130.34 | $130.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; non-automate | $922.00 | $922.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; non-automate | $922.00 | $922.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 7 | $8.42 | $130.34 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $4.62 | $5.61 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $130.34 | $130.34 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $12.75 | $12.75 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $38.64 | $38.64 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What urinalysis with microscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urinalysis with microscopy explained.
Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in other states
- Alabama$24.00
- Alaska$83.15
- Arizona$20.00
- Arkansas$17.60
- California$31.72
- Connecticut$12.24
- District of Columbia$25.43, 1 hospital
- Florida$39.73
- Georgia$38.70
- Hawaii$19.20
- Idaho$27.10
- Illinois$22.50
- Indiana$26.57
- Iowa$29.86
- Kansas$26.15
- Kentucky$20.96
- Louisiana$7.36
- Maine$24.96
- Maryland$24.70
- Massachusetts$14.50
- Michigan$15.00
- Minnesota$34.24
- Mississippi$20.00
- Missouri$26.65
- Montana$18.10
- Nebraska$35.42
- Nevada$51.00
- New Hampshire$18.50
- New Jersey$4.42
- New Mexico$16.98, 3 hospitals
- New York$11.78
- North Carolina$42.50
- North Dakota$26.40
- Ohio$18.20
- Oklahoma$17.85
- Oregon$30.40
- Pennsylvania$29.60
- Puerto Rico$24.00
- Rhode Island$4.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$27.00
- South Dakota$39.00
- Tennessee$13.31
- Texas$39.33
- Utah$48.70
- Vermont$19.45
- Virginia$10.15
- Washington$17.10
- West Virginia$16.00
- Wisconsin$12.50
- Wyoming$30.18
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.