Urine dipstick, automated cost in Washington
In Washington, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $4.68 to $77.60, with a median of $28.68. The lowest price is at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Everett). The highest price is 16.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $28.68, is 10% above the US median of $26.07.
- That is 12.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Washington ranks 34th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 58 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.68Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Median$28.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$77.60in Washington
Lowest saves$24.00vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett lowest Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PR 81003 URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $4.68 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 81003 Urine Dipstick POC | $5.85 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO (RL) | $7.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA UA w/ Microscopic | $7.41 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC URINE ANALYSIS DIPSTICK W/O MICROSCOPY | $9.60 | $12.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 81003 Urinalysis Auto W/O Scope | $10.00 | $10.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $10.40 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE | $10.50 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK ONLY NO CULTURE | $11.53 | $19.88 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA URINALYSIS WITHOUT MICROSCOPIC,AUTOMATED | $12.24 | $24.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $12.48 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $12.48 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $12.48 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $12.48 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Urinalysis, Auto, W/O Scope | $12.60 | $14.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $14.00 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Automated urinalysis test | $15.20 | $19.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC PH URINE DIPSTICK AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $15.60 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $19.50 | $19.50 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $21.45 | $33.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Automated urinalysis test | $22.14 | $41.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Urinalysis Dipstick Only No Culture | $24.50 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD URINE | $25.54 | $88.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Automated urinalysis test | $25.60 | $32.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD URINE | $26.95 | $88.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD URINE | $27.06 | $88.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Automated urinalysis test | $27.20 | $34.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD URINE | $27.81 | $88.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA URINALYSIS WO MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $28.00 | $35.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD URINE | $29.35 | $88.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PH URINE QUALITATIVE | $29.40 | $42.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $30.10 | $43.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD URINE | $31.31 | $88.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $32.90 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC PR 81003 URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $33.55 | $61.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Urinalysis auto w/o scope | $33.60 | $42.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA URINALYSIS WO MICROSCOPY AUTOMATED | $34.40 | $43.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Automated urinalysis test | $34.75 | $38.61 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $37.70 | $58.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC BLOOD URINE | $39.11 | $88.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $40.36 | $100.89 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $42.00 | $56.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC URINE ANALYSIS DIPSTICK W/O MICROSCOPY | $43.20 | $54.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA Urinalysis with Reflex to Culture Tech Only | $44.25 | $59.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Automated urinalysis test | $45.05 | $53.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $45.50 | $70.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Rgnt Auto W/O Microscopy | $47.88 | $68.40 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $49.40 | $76.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC GLUCOSE QUALITATIVE URINE | $49.70 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Automated urinalysis test | $51.85 | $61.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $52.00 | $80.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Automated urinalysis test | $53.45 | $53.45 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Automated urinalysis test | $53.91 | $53.91 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC U DIPSTICK POCT | $53.95 | $83.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Automated urinalysis test | $55.18 | $89.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Urinalysis No Microscopic | $57.50 | $57.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA DAT URINALYSIS | $70.55 | $83.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Automated urinalysis test | $77.60 | $97.00 | Oct 27, 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.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 18 | $4.68 | $26.24 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 5 | $10.50 | $29.40 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $7.41 | $23.78 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $12.60 | $33.60 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $15.60 | $35.39 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $10.00 | $31.72 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $9.60 | $23.65 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $25.60 | $51.60 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $49.40 | $51.68 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $27.20 | $36.12 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $22.14 | $22.14 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $45.50 | $45.50 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $39.11 | $39.11 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $34.75 | $34.75 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $51.85 | $51.85 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $21.45 | $21.45 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $10.40 | $10.40 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $15.20 | $15.20 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $70.55 | $70.55 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $30.10 | $30.10 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $44.25 | $44.25 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $5.85 | $5.85 |
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
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Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in other states
- Alabama$21.90
- Alaska$49.32
- Arizona$19.32
- Arkansas$14.04
- California$56.00
- Colorado$43.00
- 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
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$25.00
- Wyoming$21.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.