Urine dipstick test cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual as an inpatient: from $4.55 to $15.11, with a median of $9.83. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $5.28 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $15.06 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81002, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.55 | $7.00 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.11 | $23.25 | — | 35% |
Inpatient: lowest $4.55, median $9.83, highest $15.11 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $9.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This is a simple urine dipstick test read by hand, without a microscope exam. It checks for things like protein, sugar, blood and signs of infection, and is often done right in a clinic or doctor's office.
What the price covers
The price covers the dipstick test only. A microscope exam or culture would be billed under other codes.