Urine dipstick, automated cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 96 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $2.80 to $84.51, with a median of $13.00. The lowest price is at Ascension River District Hospital (East China Township) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 30.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $13.00, is 50% below the US median of $26.07.
- That is 5.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Michigan ranks 6th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 25 of 96 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 81003. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2.80Ascension River District Hospital + 1 more
Median$13.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$84.51in Michigan
Lowest saves$10.20vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension River District Hospital lowest East China Township · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI K STONE, PH, 24 HR URINE-LC | $2.80 | $5.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital lowest Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE, PROTEIN | $2.80 | $5.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB POC Routine Urinalysis | $2.93 | $11.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB URINALYSIS MACRO AUTO | $3.11 | $17.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB URINALYSIS MACRO AUTO | $3.11 | $17.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE, PROTEIN | $3.36 | $6.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB POC Routine Urinalysis | $3.50 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB POC Routine Urinalysis | $3.50 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB POC Routine Urinalysis | $3.50 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB POC Routine Urinalysis | $3.50 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI HEMOGLOBIN FREE URINE | $4.00 | $4.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE-MMA | $4.80 | $6.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Health Three Rivers · Sturgis, MI UA Macro | $5.20 | $8.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI Urine Dipstick POC Amb | $5.55 | $11.10 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI POST-TRANS UA HGB | $5.64 | $12.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE KETONE | $6.72 | $12.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE KETONE | $6.72 | $12.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach · Harbor Beach, MI PH URINE(SO) | $6.75 | $9.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti · Ann Arbor, MI URINALYSIS | $7.00 | $7.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI URNLS DIP STICK TABLET RGNT AU | $7.00 | $7.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI Ketones Urine | $7.65 | $9.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI Urinalysis Dipstick auto POC | $7.65 | $9.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINAL CHEM W/O MICRO A | $7.95 | $15.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Hchg Ua W/O Micro Automated | $8.25 | $11.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI Ketone Urine | $8.40 | $16.80 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids · Lansing-East Lansing, MI OCCULT BLOOD IN URINE | $8.98 | $17.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Hchg Ua W/O Micro Automated | $9.88 | $13.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Specific Gravity Urine Random | $10.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Adulteration Urine | $10.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE RANDOM | $10.00 | $10.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Adulteration Urine | $10.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Adulteration Urine | $10.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Specific Gravity Urine Random | $10.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI Hc Adulteration Urine | $10.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Adulteration Urine | $10.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Adulteration Urine | $10.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/SCOP REF | $10.00 | $10.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Hchg Ua W/O Micro Automated | $10.14 | $13.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE | $10.40 | $13.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $10.60 | $21.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Lab-Urinalysis Macroscopic | $10.80 | $27.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC URINALYSIS AUTOMATED WO MICROSCOPY | $11.00 | $11.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI URINALYSIS | $11.20 | $22.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp · Flint, MI R-UROBILINOGEN URIN | $11.55 | $27.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI UACulIf | $12.45 | $24.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC PH URINE | $13.00 | $13.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE RANDOM | $13.00 | $13.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Urinalysis Automated Wo Microscopy | $13.00 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC PH URINE | $13.00 | $13.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Ph Urine | $13.00 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC PH URINE | $13.00 | $13.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE RANDOM | $13.00 | $13.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Urinalysis Automated Wo Microscopy | $13.00 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Ph Urine | $13.00 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Automated urinalysis test | $13.20 | $22.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI UA ONLY | $14.00 | $28.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center Saint Ignace · Saint Ignace, MI Automated urinalysis test | $14.40 | $24.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI URINALYSIS W/O MICRO | $14.40 | $18.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI UAPH | $14.85 | $29.70 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI Urine Dipstick POC Amb | $14.90 | $29.80 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI Hc Urinalysis Automated Wo Microscopy | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI Hc Urinalysis Automated Wo Microscopy | $15.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Sturgis, MI SPECIFIC GRAVITY, URINE | $15.60 | $24.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI UACulIf | $16.25 | $32.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus Shelby · Shelby, MI HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $16.25 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $16.25 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $16.25 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale · Hillsdale, MI DNU URINALYSIS TESTING | $17.00 | $20.00 | Jan 23, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI pH Urine | $17.00 | $20.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI pH Urine | $17.00 | $20.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI Urinalysis Dipstick (POCT) | $17.00 | $20.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI Urinalysis Dipstick (POCT) | $17.00 | $20.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI Ketones Urine | $17.00 | $20.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort · Traverse City, MI Ketones Urine | $17.00 | $20.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Caro Region Caro · Caro, MI Ketone Urine | $18.00 | $36.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $18.85 | $29.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea · Ann Arbor, MI HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $18.85 | $29.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $18.85 | $29.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $18.85 | $29.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Urinalysis Without Microscopy Automated | $18.85 | $29.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE W/O MICRO AUTO | $21.75 | $29.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Newberry · Newberry, MI Automated urinalysis test | $22.37 | $35.50 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI UACulIf | $22.95 | $45.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $23.17 | $38.62 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette · Marquette, MI Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $25.27 | $42.11 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE W/O MICRO AUTO | $25.50 | $34.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Urine Dipstick,Nonautomated (Clini | $30.55 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Urine Dipstick,Nonautomated (Clini | $30.55 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Urine Dipstick,Nonautomated (Clini | $30.55 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG URINALYSIS, ROUTINE | $30.80 | $44.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG URINALYSIS, ROUTINE | $30.80 | $44.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE W/O MICRO AUTO | $33.75 | $45.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI UAMicIf | $37.30 | $74.60 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE W/O MICRO AUTO | $45.00 | $60.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINAL, CHEM. W/O MICRO AUTO | $78.00 | $104.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, without microscopy | $84.51 | $140.85 | Jul 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 30 | $2.80 | $13.00 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 12 | $3.50 | $10.00 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 5 | $2.93 | $3.50 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $7.00 | $10.80 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $7.65 | $17.00 |
| Flint, MI | 2 | $11.55 | $13.20 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $11.20 | $12.20 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $30.55 | $57.53 |
| Marquette, MI | 2 | $23.17 | $24.22 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Saginaw, MI | 2 | $30.80 | $30.80 |
| Sturgis, MI | 2 | $5.20 | $10.40 |
| Bad Axe, MI | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $14.90 | $14.90 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Caro, MI | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $10.14 | $10.14 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $9.88 | $9.88 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $7.65 | $7.65 |
| Harbor Beach, MI | 1 | $6.75 | $6.75 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $30.55 | $30.55 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $30.55 | $30.55 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $8.25 | $8.25 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $22.95 | $22.95 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $16.25 | $16.25 |
| Newberry, MI | 1 | $22.37 | $22.37 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Saint Ignace, MI | 1 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| Shelby, MI | 1 | $16.25 | $16.25 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $18.85 | $18.85 |
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, automated in other states
- Alabama$21.90
- Alaska$49.32
- Arizona$19.32
- Arkansas$14.04
- California$56.00
- Colorado$43.00
- Connecticut$18.41
- Delaware$58.30
- District of Columbia$29.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$83.60
- Georgia$36.19
- Hawaii$24.05
- Idaho$13.00
- Illinois$25.37
- Indiana$24.50
- Iowa$29.86
- Kansas$22.00
- Kentucky$25.70
- Louisiana$8.68
- Maine$21.60
- Maryland$11.50
- Massachusetts$21.00
- Minnesota$25.99
- Mississippi$15.12
- Missouri$22.43
- Montana$27.14
- Nebraska$33.82
- Nevada$66.90
- New Hampshire$25.43
- New Jersey$5.09
- New Mexico$23.70
- New York$17.00
- North Carolina$39.48
- North Dakota$17.80
- Ohio$23.40
- Oklahoma$14.35
- Oregon$19.50
- Pennsylvania$17.85
- Puerto Rico$62.40
- Rhode Island$27.00
- South Carolina$39.50
- South Dakota$39.60
- Tennessee$10.80
- Texas$48.11
- Utah$99.17
- Vermont$38.00
- Virginia$33.00
- Washington$28.68
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$25.00
- Wyoming$21.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.