Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in Duluth, MN-WI
In Duluth, MN-WI, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $19.80 to $25.57, with a median of $22.17. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 cities for code 81002, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center lowest Duluth, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.80 | $30.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.80 | $30.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.80 | $30.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.17 | $30.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.17 | $30.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.17 | $30.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP | $25.57 | $47.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Fac Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope | $25.57 | $47.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.80, median $22.17, highest $25.57 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $22.17. 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
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.