Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $9.00 to $104.00, with a median of $17.66. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center Inc.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center Inc lowest Waterloo, IA PR Urinalysis by Dipstick or Tablet Reagent With Microscopy Nonautomated | $9.00 | $9.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA CHG URINALYSIS, NONAUTO, W/SCOPE | $9.60 | $12.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC N-AUTOM URINE DIP W MICRO | $25.72 | $32.14 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Urinalysis With Microscopy Nonautomated | $104.00 | $160.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.00, median $17.66, highest $104.00 — a 11.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $17.66. 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.