Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Storm Lake, IA
In Storm Lake, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $6.40 to $7.20, with a median of $6.80.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Storm Lake, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center lowest Storm Lake, IA CHG URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE | $6.40 | $8.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $7.20 | $9.00 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.40, median $6.80, highest $7.20 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $6.80. 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.