Urine dipstick, automated cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated 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 $27.14 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 81003, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 URINALYSIS DIPSTICK/TABLET | $4.55 | $7.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 URINALYSIS, DIPSTICK/TABLET | $7.64 | $11.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 URINALYSIS DIPSTICK/TABLET | $15.11 | $23.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 URINALYSIS, DIPSTICK/TABLET | $17.22 | $26.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 HEME-SPEC GRAV/URINE | $21.78 | $33.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 HEME-URINE CHEM-STRIP | $22.59 | $34.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 HEME - URINALYSIS REFLEX | $23.56 | $36.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 HEME - BLOOD/URINE | $25.51 | $39.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
An automated urinalysis without microscopy tests a urine sample on a machine that reads the chemical dipstick results. It checks for protein, sugar, blood, ketones and signs of infection, without a microscope exam of cells.
What the price covers
The price covers the automated chemical test. A microscope exam or urine culture is billed separately if done.