Urine dipstick test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 39 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $3.16 to $62.25, with a median of $22.17. The lowest price is at Maple Grove Hospital (Maple Grove) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 19.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $22.17, is 11% above the US median of $19.89.
- That is 6.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.48).
- Minnesota ranks 34th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 39 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 81002. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.16Maple Grove Hospital + 1 more
Median$22.17half of hospitals charge less
Highest$62.25in Minnesota
Lowest saves$19.01vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove Hospital lowest Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Urinalysis, manual test | $3.16 | $6.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care lowest Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Urinalysis, manual test | $3.16 | $6.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Urinalysis | $6.76 | $26.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN NC UA 81002 | $9.60 | $12.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Urinalysis, Macroscopic, Manual | $10.83 | $15.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN PR URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT NON-AUTO W/O MICRSCP | $10.88 | $32.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Urinalysis | $11.59 | $19.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN URINALYSIS MACROSCOPIC MANUAL | $12.18 | $21.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Urinalysis | $16.64 | $64.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN URINALYSIS, MACROSCOPIC, MANUAL | $17.40 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $17.98 | $28.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Urinalysis, manual test | $17.98 | $29.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN URINALYSIS, BY DIP STICK/TABLET FOR BILI, GLUC, HGB, KET, LEUK, | $19.20 | $30.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.80 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.80 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $19.80 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $20.19 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Urinalysis, manual test | $21.45 | $33.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN OB UA DIPSTK NONAU W/O MICRO 81002 | $22.95 | $27.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope | $25.57 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS, NON-AUTO,W/O MICRO | $26.24 | $41.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NIS ICTOTEST | $26.60 | $38.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN CLINITEST DIPSTICK TABLET81002 | $33.60 | $42.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN CLINITEST DIPSTICK TABLET81002 | $38.08 | $56.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Scope | $38.68 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE - POCT, KETONE | $39.00 | $39.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN OB UA DIPSTK NONAU W/O MICRO 81002 | $40.80 | $51.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN OB UA DIPSTK NONAU W/O MICRO 81002 | $40.80 | $51.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Urinalysis | $44.40 | $120.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN ALBUSTIX-NURSING | $53.15 | $84.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN CLINITEST DIPSTICK TABLET81002 | $61.20 | $68.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Urinalysis, manual test | $62.25 | $83.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | 7 | $19.80 | $22.17 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 7 | $3.16 | $16.64 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $10.88 | $15.54 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $22.17 | $22.17 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $17.40 | $17.40 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $17.98 | $17.98 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $21.45 | $21.45 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $22.17 | $22.17 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $22.17 | $22.17 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $22.17 | $22.17 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $12.18 | $12.18 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $62.25 | $62.25 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $40.80 | $40.80 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $53.15 | $53.15 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $11.59 | $11.59 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $22.95 | $22.95 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $22.17 | $22.17 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $17.98 | $17.98 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $38.68 | $38.68 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $10.83 | $10.83 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $40.80 | $40.80 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $38.08 | $38.08 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in other states
- Alabama$11.79
- Alaska$39.50
- Arizona$7.20
- Arkansas$11.69
- California$34.20
- Colorado$54.00
- Connecticut$21.40
- Delaware$43.80, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$32.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$20.20
- Georgia$36.76
- Hawaii$18.20
- Idaho$16.90
- Illinois$22.50
- Indiana$15.60
- Iowa$23.20
- Kansas$18.70
- Kentucky$18.00
- Louisiana$6.90
- Maine$15.78
- Maryland$10.98
- Massachusetts$23.00
- Michigan$15.25
- Mississippi$14.58
- Missouri$13.80
- Montana$15.16
- Nebraska$21.93
- Nevada$8.49
- New Hampshire$18.87
- New Jersey$3.83
- New Mexico$12.90
- New York$10.41
- North Carolina$26.32
- North Dakota$21.00
- Ohio$16.20
- Oklahoma$16.44
- Oregon$24.00
- Pennsylvania$21.00
- Puerto Rico$84.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$5.95, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$26.21
- South Dakota$36.00
- Tennessee$7.92
- Texas$29.40
- Utah$61.36
- Vermont$23.00
- Virginia$20.50
- Washington$20.39
- West Virginia$12.50
- Wisconsin$13.78
- Wyoming$22.13
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.