Urinalysis, automated cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $6.00 to $145.00, with a median of $57.80. The lowest price is at Saunders Medical Center (Wahoo). The highest price is 24.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $57.80, is 37% above the US median of $42.22.
- That is 18.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.17).
- Nebraska ranks 39th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 51 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 81001. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6.00Saunders Medical Center
Median$57.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$145.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$51.80vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Medical Center lowest Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA URINALYSISvROUTINE W/MICR | $6.00 | $8.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB UA AUTO W MICRO | $6.52 | $10.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC COMPL UA W MICRO | $8.20 | $10.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC COMPL UA W MICRO | $8.20 | $10.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC COMPL UA W MICRO | $8.60 | $10.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $9.90 | $11.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE UA DIPSTICK/TABLET REAGEN | $9.90 | $11.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC URINALYSIS | $13.44 | $24.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $18.30 | $28.16 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $18.30 | $28.16 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC URINALYSIS | $19.32 | $42.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE URINALYSIS W/MICRO - MC | $21.38 | $23.75 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC RHC COMPL UA W MICRO | $22.04 | $38.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA UA Microscopic | $22.32 | $62.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; AUTOMATED | $23.25 | $31.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $34.00 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE UA 81001 | $34.56 | $36.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE UA with Microscopic Charge | $39.22 | $106.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $45.60 | $57.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $48.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $48.24 | $60.29 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $49.00 | $70.00 | — source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $49.00 | $54.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; AUTOMATED | $50.35 | $53.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $51.00 | $64.00 | — source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Urinalysis with Microscopic | $57.80 | $68.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $58.00 | $58.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC URINALYSIS | $59.77 | $139.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC URINALYSIS | $59.77 | $139.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC URINALYSIS | $59.77 | $139.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC URINALYSIS | $59.77 | $139.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $63.00 | $70.00 | — source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $63.00 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC URINALYSIS | $64.32 | $134.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $66.00 | $97.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE UA W/MICRO | $67.00 | $67.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $67.90 | $67.90 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $68.00 | $68.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $70.00 | $70.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB URINALYSIS AUTO W/MICRO | $70.80 | $118.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $73.00 | $73.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $75.00 | $75.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE | $76.80 | $96.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $81.55 | $90.61 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $82.00 | $82.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $87.30 | $97.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $96.00 | $96.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE UA w/ Microscopic Standard | $100.00 | $100.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC URINALYSIS | $108.00 | $108.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $112.25 | $112.25 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Urinalysis test using microscope | $145.00 | $145.00 | — source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 11 | $6.00 | $48.24 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $34.56 | $49.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $19.32 | $64.32 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $8.20 | $29.28 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $13.44 | $44.22 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $22.04 | $35.02 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $8.60 | $39.30 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $76.80 | $76.80 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $45.60 | $45.60 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $58.00 | $58.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $87.30 | $87.30 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $49.00 | $49.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $82.00 | $82.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $39.22 | $39.22 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $73.00 | $73.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $9.90 | $9.90 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $81.55 | $81.55 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $67.90 | $67.90 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $21.38 | $21.38 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $8.20 | $8.20 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $6.52 | $6.52 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $9.90 | $9.90 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $70.80 | $70.80 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $145.00 | $145.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $57.80 | $57.80 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $112.25 | $112.25 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What urinalysis, automated is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urinalysis, automated explained.
Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in other states
- Alabama$30.98
- Alaska$110.46
- Arizona$38.47
- Arkansas$17.68
- California$82.88
- Colorado$94.09
- Connecticut$13.58
- Delaware$79.80
- District of Columbia$34.37, 3 hospitals
- Florida$163.15
- Georgia$61.39
- Hawaii$34.30
- Idaho$21.00
- Illinois$64.09
- Indiana$42.00
- Iowa$44.20
- Kansas$32.55
- Kentucky$50.55
- Louisiana$23.68
- Maine$34.20
- Maryland$26.05
- Massachusetts$34.00
- Michigan$20.00
- Minnesota$51.59
- Mississippi$30.98
- Missouri$35.01
- Montana$43.88
- Nevada$84.57
- New Hampshire$50.18
- New Jersey$24.85
- New Mexico$58.90
- New York$32.50
- North Carolina$46.00
- North Dakota$35.88
- Ohio$27.00
- Oklahoma$31.96
- Oregon$32.74
- Pennsylvania$32.95
- Puerto Rico$16.86
- Rhode Island$25.00
- South Carolina$65.50
- South Dakota$57.60
- Tennessee$30.60
- Texas$93.46
- Utah$99.23
- Vermont$46.91
- Virginia$44.50
- Washington$39.50
- West Virginia$30.00
- Wisconsin$36.09
- Wyoming$42.06
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.