Urine dipstick, automated cost in Chester, MT
In Chester, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $27.14 to $27.14, with a median of $27.14. Across Montana, the median is $27.14 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Chester, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Chester lowest Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 Urine, Blood | $27.14 | $41.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 POC-RE Urine Dipstick, Automated | $31.04 | $47.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 UA Routine no culture | $31.04 | $47.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 UA Routine Reflex Culture | $31.04 | $47.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.14, median $27.14, highest $27.14.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $27.14. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.