Urine dipstick, automated cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $2.74 to $541.98, with a median of $43.00. The lowest price is at Sterling Regional Medical Center (Sterling). The highest price is 197.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $43.00, is 65% above the US median of $26.07.
- That is 19.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Colorado ranks 43rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 21 of 47 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 81003. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2.74Sterling Regional Medical Center
Median$43.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$541.98in Colorado
Lowest saves$40.26vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Regional Medical Center lowest Sterling · Sterling, CO LAB UA PH AUTO WO MICRO | $2.74 | $7.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB UA AUTO WO MICRO | $3.85 | $7.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO LAB UA GRAVITY SPCFC AUTO WO MICRO | $6.78 | $53.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO LAB UA GRAVITY SPCFC AUTO WO MICRO | $9.43 | $53.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO AUTOMATED | $12.60 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC URINALYSIS,AUTO,W/O SCOPE | $12.73 | $36.36 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $12.88 | $23.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE - POCT KETONE, URINE | $16.00 | $32.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO AUTOMATED | $17.50 | $25.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.24 | $24.05 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.24 | $24.05 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.24 | $24.05 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO URINE KETONES | $23.73 | $59.33 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $25.00 | $50.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO Urinalysis Dipstick | $25.54 | $34.05 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Urine Dipstick POC | $28.00 | $35.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO URINE KETONES | $33.90 | $56.50 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Urinalysis dipstick only | $35.00 | $35.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Automated urinalysis test | $35.70 | $42.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $37.00 | $37.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Automated urinalysis test | $39.20 | $49.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=UA DIPSTICK (POC) | $40.30 | $62.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Automated urinalysis test | $40.80 | $48.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Urinalysis test | $43.00 | $57.00 | — source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Automated urinalysis test | $47.14 | $72.52 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO Urinalysis-Macroscopic | $48.26 | $64.35 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope - Urinalysis Chem Only | $52.00 | $52.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO POC Urinalysis Dipstick | $56.25 | $75.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SPEC GRAV UR AUTO | $62.57 | $62.57 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY - OCCULT BLOOD | $130.13 | $130.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY (NO UNITS) | $130.13 | $130.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC UROBILINOGEN QUALITATIVE | $130.13 | $130.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY (NO UNITS) | $130.13 | $130.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC GLUCOSE URINE QUALITATIVE | $130.13 | $130.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SPEC GRAV UR AUTO | $132.00 | $132.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $176.88 | $464.25 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BILIRUBIN UR AUTO | $255.52 | $255.52 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BILIRUBIN UR AUTO | $255.52 | $255.52 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SPEC GRAV UR AUTO | $286.00 | $286.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO SPEC GRAV UR AUTO | $286.00 | $286.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BILIRUBIN UR AUTO | $295.75 | $295.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BILIRUBIN UR AUTO | $295.75 | $295.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO UA W O MICRO AUTO | $299.00 | $299.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO UA W O MICRO AUTO | $299.00 | $299.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO UA W O MICRO AUTO | $325.47 | $325.47 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO UA W O MICRO AUTO | $541.98 | $541.98 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO UA W O MICRO AUTO | $541.98 | $541.98 | 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 | 21 | $12.73 | $255.52 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $16.00 | $73.06 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $23.73 | $28.82 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $12.60 | $12.74 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $25.00 | $38.50 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $56.25 | $56.25 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $19.24 | $19.24 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $6.78 | $6.78 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $3.85 | $3.85 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $19.24 | $19.24 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $35.70 | $35.70 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $9.43 | $9.43 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $43.00 | $43.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $39.20 | $39.20 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $19.24 | $19.24 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $47.14 | $47.14 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $40.80 | $40.80 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $2.74 | $2.74 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $48.26 | $48.26 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $25.54 | $25.54 |
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 urine dipstick, automated is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine dipstick, automated explained.
Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in other states
- Alabama$21.90
- Alaska$49.32
- Arizona$19.32
- Arkansas$14.04
- California$56.00
- Connecticut$18.41
- Delaware$58.30
- District of Columbia$29.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$83.60
- Georgia$36.19
- Hawaii$24.05
- Idaho$13.00
- Illinois$25.37
- Indiana$24.50
- Iowa$29.86
- Kansas$22.00
- Kentucky$25.70
- Louisiana$8.68
- Maine$21.60
- Maryland$11.50
- Massachusetts$21.00
- Michigan$13.00
- Minnesota$25.99
- Mississippi$15.12
- Missouri$22.43
- Montana$27.14
- Nebraska$33.82
- Nevada$66.90
- New Hampshire$25.43
- New Jersey$5.09
- New Mexico$23.70
- New York$17.00
- North Carolina$39.48
- North Dakota$17.80
- Ohio$23.40
- Oklahoma$14.35
- Oregon$19.50
- Pennsylvania$17.85
- Puerto Rico$62.40
- Rhode Island$27.00
- South Carolina$39.50
- South Dakota$39.60
- Tennessee$10.80
- Texas$48.11
- Utah$99.17
- Vermont$38.00
- Virginia$33.00
- Washington$28.68
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$25.00
- Wyoming$21.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.