Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Dubuque, IA
In Dubuque, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $6.40 to $354.25, with a median of $25.72. The lowest listed price is at The Finley Hospital.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 81003, 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 Dubuque, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Finley Hospital lowest Dubuque, IA CHG URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE | $6.40 | $8.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $17.55 | $27.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $25.72 | $32.14 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dyersville Dyersville, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $39.65 | $61.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $354.25 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.40, median $25.72, highest $354.25 — a 55.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $21.64. 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
An automated urinalysis without microscopy tests a urine sample on a machine that reads the chemical dipstick results. It checks for protein, sugar, blood, ketones and signs of infection, without a microscope exam of cells.
What the price covers
The price covers the automated chemical test. A microscope exam or urine culture is billed separately if done.