Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $4.81 to $79.78, with a median of $33.29. The lowest listed price is at Fairview Bethesda Hospital.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 81001, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN HC URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC | $4.81 | $11.97 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Urinalysis | $6.24 | $24.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN PR URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY | $7.50 | $11.95 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Princeton, MN PR URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY | $7.53 | $12.00 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN PR URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC | $7.53 | $12.00 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Princeton, MN PR URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC | $7.53 | $12.00 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN PR URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY | $7.53 | $12.00 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Corporation Maple Grove, MN Urinalysis W/ Microscopic | $14.76 | $28.00 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN Urinalysis W/ Microscopic | $14.76 | $28.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN HCHG URINALYSIS COMPLETE QUEST | $18.29 | $38.10 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG URINALYSIS COMPLETE QUEST | $18.29 | $38.10 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG URINALYSIS COMPLETE QUEST | $21.34 | $38.10 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN HCHG URINALYSIS COMPLETE QUEST | $21.34 | $38.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN HCHG URINALYSIS COMPLETE QUEST | $21.34 | $38.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI Urinalysis | $22.09 | $42.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN Urinalysis | $28.86 | $111.00 | 74% | — source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN HC URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC | $33.29 | $83.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN HC URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC | $33.29 | $83.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN HC URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC | $33.29 | $83.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Edina, MN HC URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC | $33.29 | $83.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN Outpatient Services | $33.54 | $83.63 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN HC URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC | $33.54 | $83.63 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Princeton, MN HC URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC | $33.69 | $84.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Burnsville, MN HC URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPIC | $35.70 | $84.00 | 58% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI Urinalysis | $36.09 | $80.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPY | $59.00 | $59.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN Urinalysis | $60.68 | $164.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN HCHG URINALYSIS COMPLETE | $72.91 | $130.20 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN HCHG URINALYSIS COMPLETE | $72.91 | $130.20 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN HCHG UA COMPLETE RTR | $72.91 | $130.20 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG UA COMPLETE RTR | $72.91 | $130.20 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG URINALYSIS COMPLETE | $72.91 | $130.20 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN HCHG UA COMPLETE RTR | $72.91 | $130.20 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN HCHG URINALYSIS COMPLETE | $79.78 | $166.20 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG UA COMPLETE RTR | $79.78 | $166.20 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN HCHG UA COMPLETE RTR | $79.78 | $166.20 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG URINALYSIS COMPLETE | $79.78 | $166.20 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.81, median $33.29, highest $79.78 — a 16.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $33.54. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 81001 ($35.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MNUrinalysis | $3.12 | file |