SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jan 28, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
GRAND RAPIDS, MN HC BLOOD URINE POCT INSTRUMENT |
$3.83 | $9.00 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
GRAND RAPIDS, MN HC URINALYSIS, MACROSCPOIC |
$3.83 | $9.00 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
GRAND RAPIDS, MN HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY UR |
$20.40 | $48.00 | 58% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
GRAND RAPIDS, MN HC PROTEIN URINE QUAL |
$21.25 | $50.00 | 58% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
GRAND RAPIDS, MN HC KETONES URINE QUAL |
$29.75 | $70.00 | 58% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health Deer River
NE DEER RIVER, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW |
$36.21 | $49.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
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| Essentia Health Deer River
NE DEER RIVER, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE |
$36.95 | $50.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.83, median $21.25, highest $36.95 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $19.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.