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Urinalysis with microscope in Los Angeles, CA costs $3 to $288. Here's every hospital's price.

37 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area publish a cash price for urinalysis with microscope (CPT 81001). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 37 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope (CPT 81001). The lowest is $3 at Saint Francis Medical Center, the median is $23 and the highest is $288 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 96 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $23 is 34% below the national median of $35 across 560 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

40 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $14,761. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between July 2024 and September 2026. 60 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$3
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Saint Francis Medical Center · 13 mi
$20 below the median
$23
median cash price
37 hospitals
96×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
37/100
hospitals with a cash price
60 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Saint Francis Medical Center

Lynwood · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $180
2
Encino Hospital Medical Center

Encino · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $16 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $312
4
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $221
5
Huntington Beach Hospital

Huntington Beach · 30 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $221
6
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital

La Palma · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $221
7
San Dimas Community Hospital

San Dimas · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $221
8
Centinela Hospital Medical Center

Inglewood · 15 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $170
9
Sherman Oaks Hospital

Sherman Oaks · 16 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $175
10
Community Hospital of Huntington Park

Huntington Park · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$6
list $6 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Memorial Hospital of Gardena

Gardena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$6
list $6 · lowest of 2 lines
12
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

Los Angeles · 6 mi · File Feb 2026

$6
list $6 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 81001. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 81001, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About urinalysis with microscope

CPT 81001 is an automated urinalysis with microscopic examination: a dipstick for protein, glucose, blood, infection markers and more, plus a look at the sample under a microscope for cells and crystals. It is done for urinary infections, kidney concerns, diabetes monitoring and pre-surgical screening.

What the price covers

The laboratory test only. It does not include the visit, a urine culture if infection is suspected (87086, a separate test), or the collection kit.

Why prices vary

This is a test that costs a few dollars to perform. Hospital list prices range from under $10 to over $200, and the cash price at a hospital is often many times what an urgent-care clinic or independent lab charges.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 81001?
  • Will a urine culture be added, and what does it cost?
  • Can it be done at a clinic or independent lab instead of the hospital?

Hospitals in Los Angeles, CA without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

Questions people ask