Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $6.40 to $815.00, with a median of $28.46. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.
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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA CHG URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE | $6.40 | $8.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $10.00 | $10.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $10.00 | $10.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $25.72 | $32.14 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $31.20 | $48.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $45.50 | $70.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $596.00 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $815.00 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.40, median $28.46, highest $815.00 — a 127.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $17.86. 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.