Urinalysis, automated cost in Montana
In Montana, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis with microscope exam, automated: from $5.85 to $81.00, with a median of $43.88. The lowest price is at Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell). The highest price is 13.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $43.88, is 4% above the US median of $42.22.
- That is 13.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.17).
- Montana ranks 30th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 23 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 81001. 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$43.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$81.00in Montana
Lowest saves$38.03vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell · Kalispell, MT URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE | $5.85 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE | $18.58 | $30.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE - URINALYSIS MICROSCOPIC | $19.20 | $24.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT CHG URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY | $20.00 | $25.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT URINALYSIS AUTO W/SCOPE | $21.45 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB | $28.80 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $36.00 | $36.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $39.60 | $52.80 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT UA Complete no culture | $43.88 | $67.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT UA Complete Reflex Culture | $43.88 | $67.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT UA Complete Reflex Culture | $43.88 | $67.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT UA Complete Reflex Culture | $43.88 | $67.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT UA w Micro if Ind & Cult if Ind | $44.26 | $55.33 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT URINALYSIS WITH MICROSCOPY | $52.00 | $52.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET REAGENT AUTO MICROSCOPY LAB | $52.80 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $54.00 | $54.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT MANUAL URINALYSIS TEST WITH EXAMINATION USING MICROSCOPE; AUTOMATED | $55.00 | $55.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC URINALYSIS W/MICROSCOPY | $55.28 | $65.04 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $57.00 | $60.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $57.60 | $64.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $70.20 | $78.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | $72.00 | $72.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Urinalysis test using microscope | $81.00 | $101.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $19.20 | $19.60 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $36.00 | $45.64 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $5.85 | $13.65 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $28.80 | $36.53 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $39.60 | $39.60 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $43.88 | $43.88 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $43.88 | $43.88 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $43.88 | $43.88 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $70.20 | $70.20 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $52.80 | $52.80 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $43.88 | $43.88 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $18.58 | $18.58 |
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, automated is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urinalysis, automated explained.
Urinalysis with microscope exam, automated in other states
- Alabama$30.98
- Alaska$110.46
- Arizona$38.47
- Arkansas$17.68
- California$82.88
- Colorado$94.09
- Connecticut$13.58
- Delaware$79.80
- District of Columbia$34.37, 3 hospitals
- Florida$163.15
- Georgia$61.39
- Hawaii$34.30
- Idaho$21.00
- Illinois$64.09
- Indiana$42.00
- Iowa$44.20
- Kansas$32.55
- Kentucky$50.55
- Louisiana$23.68
- Maine$34.20
- Maryland$26.05
- Massachusetts$34.00
- Michigan$20.00
- Minnesota$51.59
- Mississippi$30.98
- Missouri$35.01
- Nebraska$57.80
- Nevada$84.57
- New Hampshire$50.18
- New Jersey$24.85
- New Mexico$58.90
- New York$32.50
- North Carolina$46.00
- North Dakota$35.88
- Ohio$27.00
- Oklahoma$31.96
- Oregon$32.74
- Pennsylvania$32.95
- Puerto Rico$16.86
- Rhode Island$25.00
- South Carolina$65.50
- South Dakota$57.60
- Tennessee$30.60
- Texas$93.46
- Utah$99.23
- Vermont$46.91
- Virginia$44.50
- Washington$39.50
- West Virginia$30.00
- Wisconsin$36.09
- Wyoming$42.06
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.