Lab tests CPT 81002 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urine dipstick test cost in Alexandria, MN — inpatient

In Alexandria, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $17.40 to $17.40, with a median of $17.40. Across Minnesota, the median is $22.17 at 39 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$17.40Alomere Health
Median$17.40half pay less
Highest$17.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alomere Health Alexandria, MN · (320) 762-1511 URINALYSIS, MACROSCOPIC, MANUAL $17.40 $30.00 — 42% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $17.40, median $17.40, highest $17.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $17.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is a simple urine dipstick test read by hand, without a microscope exam. It checks for things like protein, sugar, blood and signs of infection, and is often done right in a clinic or doctor's office.

What the price covers

The price covers the dipstick test only. A microscope exam or culture would be billed under other codes.