Urine dipstick, automated cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $7.98 to $39.75, with a median of $17.80. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake (Devils Lake). The highest price is 5.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $17.80, is 32% below the US median of $26.07.
- That is 7.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- North Dakota ranks 12th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 26 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.98Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake
Median$17.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$39.75in North Dakota
Lowest saves$9.82vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake lowest Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND PH URINE KS | $7.98 | $19.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN DOT URINE AUTO DIPSTICK 81003 | $9.60 | $12.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lisbon Area Health Services Lisbon · Lisbon, ND PH URINE KS | $10.45 | $19.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center Elgin · Elgin, ND URINALYSIS-DIPSTICK ONLY 81003 | $12.75 | $17.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND URINALYSIS DIP STICK TABLET REAGENT AUTOMATED WO MICROSCOPY | $13.65 | $21.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman · Bowman, ND UA DIP ONLY (DOT) | $15.30 | $17.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC RHC UA WO MICRO AUTO | $15.50 | $31.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND UA W/O MICROSCOPIC | $15.93 | $27.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Linton Regional Medical Center Linton · Linton, ND Urinalysis test | $16.00 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Unity Medical Center Graften · Graften, ND UM URINALYSIS, DIPSTICK ONLY | $16.00 | $16.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND UA W/O MICROSCOPIC | $16.82 | $29.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND DOT URINE AUTO DIPSTICK 81003 | $17.60 | $22.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Mayville Medical Center Mayville · Mayville, ND DOT URINE AUTO DIPSTICK 81003 | $17.60 | $22.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Heart of America Medical Center Rugby · Rugby, ND HA UA AUTO W/O MICRO | $18.00 | $24.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nelson County Health System Hospital McVille · McVille, ND NC URINALYSIS AUTOMATED W/O MICRO | $18.00 | $18.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN ND MYOGLOBIN SCREEN | $20.00 | $25.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND UA W/O MICROSCOPIC | $21.45 | $39.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Oakes Hospital Oakes · Oakes, ND UA W/O MICROSCOPIC | $24.96 | $48.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND UA W/O MICROSCOPIC | $27.14 | $46.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND URINALYSIS W REFLEX TO MICROSCOPY | $27.20 | $34.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND URINALYSIS W REFLEX TO MICROSCOPY | $27.20 | $34.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN CHG UA C/OUT MICRO,AUTOMATED (POC) | $28.67 | $47.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND CHG URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY | $28.67 | $47.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Towner County Medical Center Cando · Cando, ND Urinalysis test | $30.00 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Tioga Medical Center Tioga · Williston, ND Urinalysis test | $34.00 | $34.00 | — source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN URINALYSIS, AUTO W/O SCOPE | $39.75 | $53.00 | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Lake, ND | 2 | $7.98 | $18.32 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $9.60 | $24.68 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $20.00 | $24.34 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Williston, ND | 2 | $21.45 | $27.72 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $15.30 | $15.30 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1 | $15.50 | $15.50 |
| Cando, ND | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $27.14 | $27.14 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $15.93 | $15.93 |
| Elgin, ND | 1 | $12.75 | $12.75 |
| Graften, ND | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Hillsboro, ND | 1 | $17.60 | $17.60 |
| Linton, ND | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $10.45 | $10.45 |
| Mayville, ND | 1 | $17.60 | $17.60 |
| McVille, ND | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Oakes, ND | 1 | $24.96 | $24.96 |
| Rugby, ND | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $16.82 | $16.82 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $13.65 | $13.65 |
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
- 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
- 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.