Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $4.08 to $86.70, with a median of $4.80. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Health System LLC.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 81000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Health System LLC lowest Bluffton, IN 81000 Urinalysis Dipstick POC AMB -BCE | $4.08 | $17.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN Urinalysis Dipstick POC AMB | $4.08 | $17.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 81000 Urinalysis Dipstick POC AMB -BCE | $4.59 | $17.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN Urinalysis Dipstick POC AMB | $4.59 | $17.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 81000 Urinalysis Dipstick POC AMB -BCE | $4.59 | $17.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN Urinalysis Dipstick POC AMB | $4.59 | $17.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 81000 Urinalysis Dipstick Manual w MicroSc POC | $4.80 | $16.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN .Bill Only DS Man/MSc Reqd | $5.04 | $21.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 81000 Urinalysis Dipstick POC AMB -BCE | $5.10 | $17.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN Urinalysis Dipstick POC AMB | $5.10 | $17.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN .Bill Only DS Man/MSc Reqd | $71.28 | $264.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN .Bill Only DS Man/MSc Reqd | $80.19 | $297.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN .Bill Only DS Man/MSc Reqd | $86.70 | $289.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.08, median $4.80, highest $86.70 — a 21.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $7.65. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A urinalysis checks a urine sample for signs of infection, kidney disease, diabetes and other problems. This version uses a manual dipstick reading plus a microscope exam of the urine for cells, crystals and bacteria.
What the price covers
The price covers the dipstick test and the microscope exam. A urine culture, if ordered, is a separate test.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81000 ($18.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN81000PFW URINALYSIS DIPSTICK MANUAL W/MICRO | $1.50 | file |