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Automated Urinalysis Test Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 59 Iowa hospitals. CPT 81003. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $17.55
📉 Low $3.36
📈 High $120
🏥 59 hospitals
🏛️ 44 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 59 of 59 hospitals.
Billed more than $17.55 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$3.36 | $2.25 | — | $2.25 | $2.25 | $3.14 | — | $6.86 | $2.29 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$3.43 | $2.25 | — | $6.32 | $2.25 | $3.14 | — | $6.86 | $2.29 |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$4.80 | $4.56 | $5.82 | $5.22 | $6.00 | $6.00 | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$6.00 | — | — | — | — | $3.18 | — | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.30 | $2.25 | $2.36 | $2.30 | $2.93 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.30 | $2.25 | $2.36 | $2.30 | $2.93 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.30 | $2.25 | $2.36 | $2.30 | $2.93 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.30 | $2.25 | — | $2.30 | $2.93 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.30 | $2.25 | $2.36 | — | $2.93 | — | $3.60 |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$6.40 | $4.24 | $4.24 | $4.24 | $4.24 | — | $7.20 | — | $4.24 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.30 | $2.25 | $2.36 | — | $2.93 | — | $3.60 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.30 | $2.25 | $2.36 | $2.30 | $2.93 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.30 | $2.25 | $2.36 | $2.30 | $2.93 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.30 | $2.25 | $2.36 | $2.30 | $2.93 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.30 | $2.25 | $2.36 | — | $2.93 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $4.03 | $2.25 | $13.18 | — | $2.93 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$6.40 | $2.25 | $2.25 | $2.25 | $2.36 | $2.30 | $2.93 | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$9.00 | — | $5.70 | — | $5.70 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$10.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$10.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$10.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$10.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$10.00 | $7.36 | $7.21 | — | $7.21 | $8.16 | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$12.00 | $7.80 | $7.50 | — | $15.00 | $15.00 | $9.90 | $7.50 | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$12.00 | $2.70 | $12.00 | — | — | — | $9.60 | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$12.75 | $7.57 | — | $7.58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$13.44 | $23.00 | $1.73 | — | $2.30 | $11.96 | — | — | $1.13 |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$14.00 | $7.70 | $11.75 | $23.19 | $78.54 | — | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$16.00 | $13.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$17.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$20.80 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$21.60 | $13.20 | $13.20 | — | $2.25 | $16.80 | — | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$23.40 | $26.00 | $26.00 | $26.00 | $26.00 | $14.30 | $26.00 | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$23.75 | $19.05 | — | $2.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$24.00 | $27.60 | $15.60 | — | $30.00 | $16.31 | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$25.50 | $16.32 | — | $7.91 | $34.00 | $22.16 | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$25.60 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$26.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$29.10 | $25.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$29.10 | $25.59 | — | $5.29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$29.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$30.50 | $32.52 | — | $3.81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$31.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$31.50 | $2.25 | — | $2.25 | $2.25 | $2.23 | — | $53.25 | $2.18 |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$34.40 | $13.29 | $13.29 | $13.29 | — | — | — | $38.70 | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$35.00 | $29.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$39.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$39.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$39.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$39.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$41.30 | $34.81 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $37.76 | $59.00 | $52.51 | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$46.01 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $27.07 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $44.94 | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$46.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$47.53 | $41.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$49.00 | $2.25 | $18.62 | $18.62 | $18.62 | $17.15 | — | $34.30 | — |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$54.50 | $2.25 | $2.32 | $28.12 | $2.36 | $2.27 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$69.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$93.00 | $67.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER WEST DES MOINES |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 81003, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $24.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 59 Iowa hospitals above publish for Automated urinalysis test — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does automated urinalysis test cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for automated urinalysis test (CPT 81003) in Iowa range from $3.36 to $120, with a median of $17.55. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest automated urinalysis test in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $3.36. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Iowa facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 81003 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.