Urine dipstick, automated cost in Bowman, ND
In Bowman, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $15.30 to $15.30, with a median of $15.30. Across North Dakota, the median is $17.60 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bowman, ND.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Healthcare Services lowest Bowman, ND · (701) 523-6555 KETONES URINE | $15.30 | $17.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services lowest Bowman, ND · (701) 523-6555 UA DIP ONLY (DOT) | $15.30 | $17.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services lowest Bowman, ND · (701) 523-6555 CHG UA DIP ONLY | $15.30 | $17.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.30, median $15.30, highest $15.30.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15.30. 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.