Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in Duluth, MN-WI
In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $3.83 to $36.95, with a median of $33.66. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 81003, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN HC BLOOD URINE POCT INSTRUMENT | $3.83 | $9.00 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC URINALYSIS, MACROSCPOIC | $3.83 | $9.00 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY UR | $20.40 | $48.00 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC PROTEIN URINE QUAL | $21.25 | $50.00 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Urine Dipstick,Nonautomated (Clini | $25.57 | $47.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY | $25.57 | $47.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC KETONES URINE QUAL | $29.75 | $70.00 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia N Virginia, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $32.03 | $51.00 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $33.66 | $51.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $33.66 | $51.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $33.66 | $51.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW | $36.21 | $49.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW | $36.21 | $49.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW | $36.21 | $49.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $36.95 | $50.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $36.95 | $50.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $36.95 | $50.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.83, median $33.66, highest $36.95 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $30.89. 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 without microscopy tests a urine sample on a machine that reads the chemical dipstick results. It checks for protein, sugar, blood, ketones and signs of infection, without a microscope exam of cells.
What the price covers
The price covers the automated chemical test. A microscope exam or urine culture is billed separately if done.