Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy)
Facility: Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Billing Code: 81001 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) is about $4 (about 1.3× the $3 Medicare rate). Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center charges insurers about $5, or about $70 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Waterloo, IA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $4. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $3 - $182 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3 - $5 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $3 - $21 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $3 - $129 | 95% |
| Humanamajor | $3 - $4 | 95% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $3 | 95% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $4 - $5 | 126% |
| Clover Health | $3 | 95% |
| GEHA | $3 | 95% |
| Health Net | $4 - $21 | 126% |
| HealthPartners | $3 - $119 | 95% |
| Medica | $129 | 4069% |
| Medical Mutual | $9 | 284% |
| Meridian | $3 - $4 | 95% |
| Molina | $4 | 126% |
| Oscar Health | $3 - $5 | 95% |
| Paramount | $4 | 126% |
| Presbyterian | $3 - $4 | 95% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $5 | 158% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $4 | 126% |
| UCare | $5 | 158% |
| WellMed | $3 | 95% |
| WellSense | $4 | 126% |
| + 359 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $182 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Compare: Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) at other IA hospitals
- Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown · Marshalltown $3
- Trinity Muscatine · Muscatine $3
- Trinity Regional Medical Center · Fort Dodge $3
- University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down · Iowa City $3
- Mary Greeley Medical Center · Ames $3
- Genesis Medical Center-Davenport · Davenport $3
- St Lukes Hospital · Cedar Rapids $3
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics · Iowa City $3
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.