Urine dipstick, automated cost in Jefferson, IA
In Jefferson, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $12.88 to $12.88, with a median of $12.88. Across Iowa, the median is $25.72 at 71 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Jefferson, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County Medical Center lowest Jefferson, IA · (515) 386-2114 CHG URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE | $12.88 | $23.00 | $11.00–$22.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA · (515) 386-2114 URINE DIPSTICK /T/V1 | $15.12 | $27.00 | $14.00–$26.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA · (515) 386-2114 HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $31.36 | $56.00 | $29.00–$54.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA · (515) 386-2114 URINE MACROSCOPIC BILL | $38.64 | $69.00 | $35.00–$66.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA · (515) 386-2114 URINE MACROSCOPIC /ALL EXCEPT/N/S1/Z/V/P1 | $38.64 | $69.00 | $35.00–$66.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.88, median $12.88, highest $12.88.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $12.88. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.