Lab tests CPT 81000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Ashley, ND — inpatient

In Ashley, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $29.50 to $29.50, with a median of $29.50. Across North Dakota, the median is $26.40 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$29.50Ashley Medical Center
Median$29.50half pay less
Highest$29.50in 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 Ashley, ND.

median
Lowest $29.50Highest $30.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ashley Medical Center lowest Ashley, ND · (701) 288-3433 .URINALYSIS COMPLETE WITH MICRO (CHARGE) $29.50 $29.50 — — —
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Ashley Medical Center Ashley, ND · (701) 288-3433 URINALYSIS COMPLETE $30.50 $30.50 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $29.50, median $29.50, highest $29.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $29.50 — 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.