Lab tests CPT 81001 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Duluth, MN-WI — inpatient

In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated as an inpatient: from $5.10 to $56.90, with a median of $52.14. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 81001, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$5.10Range Regional Health Services
Median$52.14half pay less
Highest$56.90in this market
Difference11.2×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 Duluth, MN-WI.

median
Lowest $5.10Highest $56.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN PR URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $5.10 $12.00 58% Jan 29, 2026
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Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC $5.10 $12.00 58% Jan 29, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Urine Macro and Microscopic Beaker1 $33.73 $62.00 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY $33.73 $62.00 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Virginia N Virginia, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $49.61 $79.00 37% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $52.14 $79.00 34% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $52.14 $79.00 34% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $52.14 $79.00 34% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $56.90 $77.00 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $56.90 $77.00 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/SCOPE $56.90 $77.00 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $5.10, median $52.14, highest $56.90 — a 11.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $52.14 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

An automated urinalysis with microscopy checks a urine sample using an automated analyzer for the chemical test and a microscope exam for cells, crystals and bacteria. It is used to look for infection, kidney problems and diabetes.

What the price covers

The price covers the chemical test and the microscopic exam. A urine culture is billed separately if ordered.