Urine dipstick, automated cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 50 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $4.50 to $105.00, with a median of $33.82. The lowest price is at Saunders Medical Center (Wahoo). The highest price is 23.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $33.82, is 30% above the US median of $26.07.
- That is 15.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Nebraska ranks 37th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 50 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.50Saunders Medical Center
Median$33.82half of hospitals charge less
Highest$105.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$29.32vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Medical Center lowest Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O MICR | $4.50 | $6.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE POC UA AUTO WO MICRO | $4.56 | $7.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC UA WO MICRO AUTO | $5.74 | $7.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC UA WO MICRO AUTO | $5.74 | $7.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Urine Protein and Glucose - PC | $5.76 | $16.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC UA WO MICRO AUTO | $6.02 | $7.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Automated urinalysis test | $6.30 | $7.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Automated urinalysis test | $7.20 | $8.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE UA DIPSTICK AUTO W/OUT MI | $7.20 | $8.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Urinalysis | $8.88 | $24.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Urinalysis test | $10.00 | $11.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Automated urinalysis test | $13.00 | $20.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Automated urinalysis test | $13.00 | $20.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE URINALYSIS AUTOMATED | $17.33 | $19.25 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $19.32 | $42.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC RHC UA WO MICRO AUTO | $21.28 | $38.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $23.25 | $31.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC RHC UA WO MICRO AUTO | $24.36 | $42.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Automated urinalysis test | $29.60 | $37.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Urinalysis test | $32.00 | $46.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC POC URINE AUTO WO MICRO | $32.25 | $75.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC POC URINE AUTO WO MICRO | $32.25 | $75.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC POC URINE AUTO WO MICRO | $32.25 | $75.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC POC URINE AUTO WO MICRO | $32.25 | $75.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC POC URINE AUTO WO MICRO | $32.64 | $68.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Urinalysis test | $35.00 | $44.00 | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Urine Dipstick POC | $35.52 | $37.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Automated urinalysis test | $36.18 | $45.23 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Urinalysis test | $39.00 | $39.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Automated urinalysis test | $39.27 | $39.27 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Urinalysis test | $45.00 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB URINALYSIS AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY | $46.80 | $78.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $50.00 | $50.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $50.40 | $63.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE URINALYSIS W/O MICRO | $51.00 | $51.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Urinalysis Dipstick Standard | $51.00 | $60.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Automated urinalysis test | $56.70 | $63.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC URINALYSIS AUTO WO MICRO | $60.00 | $60.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Automated urinalysis test | $61.00 | $61.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Urinalysis test | $63.00 | $70.00 | — source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Urinalysis test | $63.00 | $63.00 | — source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Urinalysis test | $63.00 | $70.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Urinalysis | $63.00 | $63.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Urinalysis test | $65.00 | $81.00 | — source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Urinalysis test | $66.00 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE AUTOMATED URINALYSIS TEST | $68.59 | $72.20 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Automated urinalysis test | $70.00 | $70.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Urinalysis test | $75.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Automated urinalysis test | $94.25 | $94.25 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Urinalysis test | $105.00 | $105.00 | — 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 | $4.50 | $32.25 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $10.00 | $35.52 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $19.32 | $32.64 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $5.74 | $37.16 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $21.28 | $35.64 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $6.02 | $38.01 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $29.60 | $29.60 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $56.70 | $56.70 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $8.88 | $8.88 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $7.20 | $7.20 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $6.30 | $6.30 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $39.27 | $39.27 |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $24.36 | $24.36 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $17.33 | $17.33 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $5.74 | $5.74 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $4.56 | $4.56 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $7.20 | $7.20 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $46.80 | $46.80 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $94.25 | $94.25 |
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
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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
- Iowa$29.86
- 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
- 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.