Urine dipstick, automated cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $3.29 to $126.36, with a median of $25.99. The lowest price is at Kittson Healthcare (Hallock). The highest price is 38.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $25.99, is about the same as the US median of $26.07.
- That is 11.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Minnesota ranks 31st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 81 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 81003. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.29Kittson Healthcare
Median$25.99half of hospitals charge less
Highest$126.36in Minnesota
Lowest saves$22.70vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittson Healthcare lowest Hallock · Hallock, MN URINE AUTO NO MICRO SGL ANALYT | $3.29 | $3.29 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD URINE POCT INSTRUMENT | $3.61 | $9.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC BLOOD URINE POCT INSTRUMENT | $3.83 | $9.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC BLOOD URINE POCT INSTRUMENT | $3.83 | $9.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Urinalysis | $4.32 | $9.40 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Urinalysis | $4.42 | $17.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Urine Macroscopic | $7.38 | $14.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Urine Macroscopic | $7.38 | $14.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC URINALYSIS, AUTO, W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY | $8.40 | $15.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN DOT URINE AUTO DIPSTICK 81003 | $9.60 | $12.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN DOT URINE AUTO DIPSTICK 81003 | $9.60 | $12.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Automated urinalysis test | $9.75 | $15.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG URINALYSIS RTR | $12.77 | $22.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY POCT | $14.84 | $37.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC URINALYSIS OB SCREEN | $14.84 | $37.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC URINALYSIS OB SCREEN | $14.84 | $37.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD URINE POCT INSTRUMENT | $14.84 | $37.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $14.84 | $37.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY POCT | $14.84 | $37.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG URINALYSIS WITH REFLEX TO MICROSCOPIC QUEST | $14.98 | $31.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG URINALYSIS WITH REFLEX TO MICROSCOPIC QUEST | $14.98 | $31.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG URINALYSIS MACROSCOPIC QUEST | $14.98 | $31.20 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD URINE POCT INSTRUMENT | $15.73 | $37.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN URINALYSIS; AUTOMATED WO MICROSCOPY (UA DIP ONLY) | $15.83 | $26.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Urinalysis | $16.38 | $63.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS AUTOMATED;W/O MICRO | $16.64 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG URINALYSIS WITH REFLEX TO MICROSCOPIC QUEST | $17.47 | $31.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG URINALYSIS MACROSCOPIC QUEST | $17.47 | $31.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG URINALYSIS MACROSCOPIC QUEST | $17.47 | $31.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG URINALYSIS MACROSCOPIC QUEST | $17.47 | $31.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN UA W/O MICROSCOPIC | $18.30 | $30.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN PROTEIN, URINE, DIPSTICK | $18.56 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Urinalysis Dipstick | $20.00 | $46.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG PH URINE | $21.00 | $30.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN URINALYSIS, MACROSCOPIC, AUTOMATED | $21.12 | $33.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Automated urinalysis test | $22.50 | $30.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN URINE AUTO NO MICRO SGL ANALYT | $24.00 | $30.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Automated urinalysis test | $24.80 | $40.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN URINALYSIS-DIPSTICK ONLY 81003 | $24.80 | $31.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Urine Dipstick,Nonautomated (Clini | $25.57 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Urinalysis, Macroscopic, Automated | $25.99 | $36.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NIS UA W/O MICRO | $26.60 | $38.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN URINE AUTO NO MICRO SGL ANALYT | $28.80 | $36.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN URINE AUTO NO MICRO SGL ANALYT | $31.45 | $37.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN PH URINE | $31.92 | $57.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $32.03 | $51.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $33.66 | $51.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $33.66 | $51.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $33.66 | $51.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $34.03 | $53.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Urinalysis | $35.38 | $58.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN SPECIFIC GRAVITY URINE | $35.84 | $64.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN URINALYSIS DIP STICK TABLET REAGENT AUTOMATED WO MICROSCOPY | $35.99 | $46.73 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN URINE PROTEIN/GLUCOSE SCREEN | $36.21 | $51.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW | $36.21 | $49.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW | $36.21 | $49.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW | $36.21 | $49.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW | $36.21 | $49.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW | $36.21 | $49.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW | $36.21 | $49.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE QW | $36.21 | $49.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN URINALYSIS-DIPSTICK ONLY 81003 | $37.05 | $57.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN URINALYSIS MACROSCOPIC AUTOMATED | $37.12 | $64.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI UA SCREENTL | $38.28 | $58.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN URINE AUTO NO MICRO SGL ANALYT | $38.40 | $48.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN URINE AUTO NO MICRO SGL ANALYT | $38.40 | $48.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Urine Dipstick,Nonautomated (Clini | $38.68 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG UA MULTI | $39.44 | $116.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Automated urinalysis test | $39.51 | $47.04 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN URINALYSIS-DIPSTICK ONLY 81003 | $40.00 | $50.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN URINALYSIS, MACROSCOPIC, AUTOMATED | $42.50 | $50.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN URINE AUTO NO MICRO SGL ANALYT | $43.20 | $54.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Urinalysis | $44.40 | $120.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $47.78 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Automated urinalysis test | $48.40 | $55.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN URINALYSIS, MACROSCOPIC, AUTOMATED | $48.45 | $57.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN URINE DIP STICK | $53.15 | $84.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Automated urinalysis test | $55.00 | $55.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Automated urinalysis test | $57.00 | $57.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN URINE DIP 3 | $61.20 | $68.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Automated urinalysis test | $126.36 | $156.00 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 19 | $3.61 | $14.84 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $3.83 | $33.66 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $3.83 | $36.21 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $39.44 | $43.61 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $17.47 | $18.74 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $36.21 | $45.60 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $12.77 | $32.96 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $36.21 | $36.21 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $18.56 | $18.56 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $35.84 | $35.84 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $48.45 | $48.45 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $34.03 | $34.03 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $9.75 | $9.75 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $39.51 | $39.51 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $36.21 | $36.21 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $3.29 | $3.29 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $4.32 | $4.32 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $35.99 | $35.99 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $21.12 | $21.12 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $37.12 | $37.12 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $22.50 | $22.50 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $38.40 | $38.40 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $35.38 | $35.38 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $31.45 | $31.45 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $17.47 | $17.47 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $31.92 | $31.92 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $48.40 | $48.40 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $15.83 | $15.83 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $36.21 | $36.21 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $37.05 | $37.05 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $24.80 | $24.80 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $24.80 | $24.80 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $38.68 | $38.68 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $25.99 | $25.99 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $38.40 | $38.40 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $18.30 | $18.30 |
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
What urine dipstick, automated is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine dipstick, automated explained.
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
- Michigan$13.00
- 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.