SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
STORM LAKE, IA CHG URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE |
$7.20 | $9.00 | 20% | — file |
|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
STORM LAKE, IA HC AUTOM URINE DIP W MICRO |
$8.00 | $10.00 | 20% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.20, median $7.60, highest $8.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.