Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $24.40 to $24.40, with a median of $24.40. Across North Dakota, the median is $26.40 at 10 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$24.40Altru Hospital
Median$24.40half pay less
Highest$24.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Forks, ND-MN.

median
Lowest $24.40Highest $24.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO, W/SCOPE $24.40 $40.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 CHG URINLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGNT NON-AUTO MICRSCPY $24.40 $40.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $24.40, median $24.40, highest $24.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $24.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A urinalysis checks a urine sample for signs of infection, kidney disease, diabetes and other problems. This version uses a manual dipstick reading plus a microscope exam of the urine for cells, crystals and bacteria.

What the price covers

The price covers the dipstick test and the microscope exam. A urine culture, if ordered, is a separate test.