Urinalysis with microscopy cost in Montana
In Montana, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, manual: from $5.85 to $70.00, with a median of $18.10. The lowest price is at Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell). The highest price is 12.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $18.10, is 18% below the US median of $22.00.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.02).
- Montana ranks 14th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 10 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 81000. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.85Logan Health Medical Center
Median$18.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$70.00in Montana
Lowest saves$12.25vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell · Kalispell, MT URINALYSIS MICRO & DIP | $5.85 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT UA NON-AUTOMATED W MICROS81000 | $8.67 | $14.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT URINALYSIS MICRO & DIP | $13.00 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | $17.00 | $17.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | $17.00 | $17.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC URINALYSIS BY DIPSTICK | $19.20 | $24.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | $24.30 | $32.40 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT .URINALYSIS W/MICROSCOPIC | $30.54 | $38.18 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | $58.50 | $65.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | $70.00 | $70.00 | Jul 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $5.85 | $9.42 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $24.30 | $24.30 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $8.67 | $8.67 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $30.54 | $30.54 |
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 urinalysis with microscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urinalysis with microscopy explained.
Urinalysis with microscope exam, manual in other states
- Alabama$24.00
- Alaska$83.15
- Arizona$20.00
- Arkansas$17.60
- California$31.72
- Colorado$84.49
- Connecticut$12.24
- District of Columbia$25.43, 1 hospital
- Florida$39.73
- Georgia$38.70
- Hawaii$19.20
- Idaho$27.10
- Illinois$22.50
- Indiana$26.57
- Iowa$29.86
- Kansas$26.15
- Kentucky$20.96
- Louisiana$7.36
- Maine$24.96
- Maryland$24.70
- Massachusetts$14.50
- Michigan$15.00
- Minnesota$34.24
- Mississippi$20.00
- Missouri$26.65
- Nebraska$35.42
- Nevada$51.00
- New Hampshire$18.50
- New Jersey$4.42
- New Mexico$16.98, 3 hospitals
- New York$11.78
- North Carolina$42.50
- North Dakota$26.40
- Ohio$18.20
- Oklahoma$17.85
- Oregon$30.40
- Pennsylvania$29.60
- Puerto Rico$24.00
- Rhode Island$4.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$27.00
- South Dakota$39.00
- Tennessee$13.31
- Texas$39.33
- Utah$48.70
- Vermont$19.45
- Virginia$10.15
- Washington$17.10
- West Virginia$16.00
- Wisconsin$12.50
- Wyoming$30.18
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.