Lab tests CPT 81000 Outpatient

Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in Corning, IA

In Corning, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $4.80 to $34.56, with a median of $19.68.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$4.80Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$19.68half pay less
Highest$34.56in this market
Difference7.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Corning, IA.

median
Lowest $4.80Highest $34.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning, IA HC RHC URINALYSIS W MICRO $4.80 $10.00 52% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning, IA HC URINALYSIS DIPSTICK W MICRO $34.56 $72.00 52% Feb 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $4.80, median $19.68, highest $34.56 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $19.68. 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.