Urine dipstick, automated cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 83 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $3.15 to $120.00, with a median of $29.86. The lowest price is at Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa (Corning). The highest price is 38.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $29.86, is 15% above the US median of $26.07.
- That is 13.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Iowa ranks 35th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 83 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 81003. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.15Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$29.86half of hospitals charge less
Highest$120.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$26.71vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning · Corning, IA HC RHC UA WO MICRO AUTO | $3.15 | $7.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Automated urinalysis test | $3.20 | $4.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC RHC UA WO MICRO AUTO | $3.50 | $7.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA CHG URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE | $4.80 | $6.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Ketone Urine | $6.30 | $21.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA CHG URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE | $6.40 | $8.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Automated urinalysis test | $8.84 | $17.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA UR RANDOM SPECIFIC GRAVITY | $10.00 | $16.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Automated urinalysis test | $10.00 | $10.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL UA Routine w/ Reflex - Aledo | $11.40 | $19.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA URINALYSIS AUTO | $12.75 | $15.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA CHG URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE | $12.88 | $23.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ED 81003 Urine Dipstick Auto | $13.00 | $13.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA URINALYSIS; AUTOMATED WO MICROSCOPY (UA DIP ONLY) | $15.44 | $26.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Automated urinalysis test | $16.00 | $20.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Automated urinalysis test | $16.83 | $42.07 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL U Macro Only | $17.40 | $29.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA U Macro Only | $17.40 | $29.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $17.55 | $27.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Automated urinalysis test | $20.40 | $34.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $20.80 | $26.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $23.40 | $26.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Automated urinalysis test | $23.40 | $39.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $24.00 | $30.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA URINALYSIS BY DIPSTICK, AUTO W/O MICRO | $24.80 | $31.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $25.72 | $32.14 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $25.72 | $32.14 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Automated urinalysis test | $25.80 | $43.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Automated urinalysis test | $25.90 | $37.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Automated urinalysis test | $26.00 | $40.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Ketone Urine Auto | $26.25 | $35.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Automated urinalysis test | $26.40 | $33.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, | $27.00 | $36.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Automated urinalysis test | $27.36 | $48.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Automated urinalysis test | $28.00 | $40.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $28.50 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Automated urinalysis test | $29.00 | $29.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $29.10 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $29.10 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Automated urinalysis test | $29.25 | $39.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $29.86 | $37.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $29.86 | $37.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $29.86 | $37.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $29.86 | $37.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $29.86 | $37.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $29.86 | $37.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $29.86 | $37.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $29.86 | $37.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC AUTOM URINALYSIS WO MICRO | $29.86 | $37.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Automated urinalysis test | $31.20 | $39.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $31.20 | $48.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC POC URINE AUTO WO MICRO | $32.25 | $75.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $32.50 | $50.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney · Sigourney, IA URINALYSIS W/O MICROSCOPIC | $33.60 | $48.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA URINALYSIS MACROSCOPIC WITH REFLEX | $34.00 | $34.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK POCT | $34.40 | $43.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Automated urinalysis test | $36.00 | $60.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Automated urinalysis test | $36.00 | $40.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA URINALYSIS /B/E/F/G/J/N/O/T/U/V/Y/B1/C1/L1/P1/R1 | $37.00 | $47.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Automated urinalysis test | $37.60 | $47.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Automated urinalysis test | $38.40 | $64.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $39.65 | $61.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $39.65 | $61.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $39.65 | $61.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $39.65 | $61.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $39.65 | $61.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Automated urinalysis test | $39.75 | $53.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Automated urinalysis test | $40.00 | $40.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Automated urinalysis test | $40.00 | $50.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $45.50 | $70.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $46.15 | $71.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Automated urinalysis test | $46.50 | $62.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Automated urinalysis test | $48.14 | $83.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $48.50 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB POC URINALYSIS WITHOUT MICROSCOPE | $49.70 | $71.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB POC URINALYSIS WITHOUT MICROSCOPE | $49.70 | $71.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Automated urinalysis test | $50.42 | $63.03 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Automated urinalysis test | $56.25 | $75.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Automated urinalysis test | $58.71 | $58.71 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $61.00 | $61.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $69.55 | $107.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Automated urinalysis test | $72.00 | $72.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $120.00 | $120.00 | Mar 31, 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 8 | $10.00 | $34.76 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 4 | $8.84 | $30.53 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $11.40 | $17.40 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $17.55 | $29.86 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $29.25 | $49.70 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $3.50 | $6.30 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $3.20 | $4.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $25.72 | $38.07 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $17.40 | $31.78 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $38.40 | $38.40 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $37.60 | $37.60 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $25.90 | $25.90 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $46.50 | $46.50 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $25.72 | $25.72 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $16.83 | $16.83 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $39.75 | $39.75 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $25.80 | $25.80 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $3.15 | $3.15 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $39.65 | $39.65 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $29.10 | $29.10 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $20.40 | $20.40 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $29.86 | $29.86 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $56.25 | $56.25 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $29.86 | $29.86 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $48.14 | $48.14 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $12.75 | $12.75 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $58.71 | $58.71 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $12.88 | $12.88 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $29.86 | $29.86 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $32.50 | $32.50 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $29.86 | $29.86 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $39.65 | $39.65 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $39.65 | $39.65 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $29.10 | $29.10 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $34.40 | $34.40 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Sigourney, IA | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $48.50 | $48.50 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $29.86 | $29.86 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $26.25 | $26.25 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $28.50 | $28.50 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $6.40 | $6.40 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $27.36 | $27.36 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $24.80 | $24.80 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $15.44 | $15.44 |
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
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Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in other states
- Alabama$21.90
- Alaska$49.32
- Arizona$19.32
- Arkansas$14.04
- California$56.00
- Colorado$43.00
- Connecticut$18.41
- Delaware$58.30
- District of Columbia$29.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$83.60
- Georgia$36.19
- Hawaii$24.05
- Idaho$13.00
- Illinois$25.37
- Indiana$24.50
- Kansas$22.00
- Kentucky$25.70
- Louisiana$8.68
- Maine$21.60
- Maryland$11.50
- Massachusetts$21.00
- Michigan$13.00
- Minnesota$25.99
- Mississippi$15.12
- Missouri$22.43
- Montana$27.14
- Nebraska$33.82
- Nevada$66.90
- New Hampshire$25.43
- New Jersey$5.09
- New Mexico$23.70
- New York$17.00
- North Carolina$39.48
- North Dakota$17.80
- Ohio$23.40
- Oklahoma$14.35
- Oregon$19.50
- Pennsylvania$17.85
- Puerto Rico$62.40
- Rhode Island$27.00
- South Carolina$39.50
- South Dakota$39.60
- Tennessee$10.80
- Texas$48.11
- Utah$99.17
- Vermont$38.00
- Virginia$33.00
- Washington$28.68
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$25.00
- Wyoming$21.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.