SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81002, 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation
DES MOINES, IA CHG URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE |
$7.20 | $9.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation
DES MOINES, IA CHG URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE |
$7.20 | $9.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation
DES MOINES, IA HC N-AUTOM URINALYS WO MICRO |
$25.72 | $32.14 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation
DES MOINES, IA HC N-AUTOM URINALYS WO MICRO |
$25.72 | $32.14 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
|
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton
NEWTON, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Nonautomated |
$27.95 | $43.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.20, median $25.72, highest $27.95 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $25.72. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.