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Urinalysis with microscope in Riverside, CA costs $3 to $185. Here's every hospital's price.

16 hospitals in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, 16 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis with microscope (CPT 81001). The lowest is $3 at Chino Valley Medical Center, the median is $61 and the highest is $185 at San Antonio Regional Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 62 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Riverside, CA median of $61 is 77% above the national median of $34 across 570 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $2 to $733. 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 February 2026 and September 2026. 18 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 Riverside, CA
Chino Valley Medical Center · 95 mi
$58 below the median
$61
median cash price
16 hospitals
62×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
16/34
hospitals with a cash price
18 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Chino Valley Medical Center

Chino · 95 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $221
2
Desert Valley Hospital

Victorville · 66 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $108
3
Montclair Hospital Medical Center

Montclair · 95 mi · File Sep 2026

$3
list $221
4
Victor Valley Global Medical Center

Victorville · 66 mi · File May 2026

$14
list $14 · lowest of 8 lines
5
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

Banning · 63 mi · File May 2026

$15
list $74
6
St Bernardine Medical Center

San Bernardino · 71 mi · File Feb 2026

$20
list $60 · lowest of 4 lines
7
Providence St Mary Medical Center

Apple Valley · 57 mi · File Apr 2026

$46
list $66 · lowest of 35 lines
8
Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026

$61
list $135 · lowest of 4 lines
9
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta

Murrieta · 87 mi · File Sep 2026

$61
list $135 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026

$61
list $135 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center

Moreno Valley · 75 mi · File Mar 2026

$72
list $72 · lowest of 3 lines
12
Barstow Community Hospital

Barstow · 56 mi · File Sep 2026

$74
list $123
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 Riverside, 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