Urine dipstick, automated cost in Montana
In Montana, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, automated: from $2.49 to $239.22, with a median of $27.14. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 96.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $27.14, is 4% above the US median of $26.07.
- That is 12.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.25).
- Montana ranks 33rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 28 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 81003. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2.49Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$27.14half of hospitals charge less
Highest$239.22in Montana
Lowest saves$24.65vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE | $2.49 | $2.49 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT URINALYSIS DIPSTICK/TABLET | $4.55 | $7.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT UA Complete w/Cult if Ind | $10.42 | $13.02 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT URINALYSIS MACROSCOPIC | $12.39 | $20.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Automated urinalysis test | $14.00 | $14.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC URINALYSIS AUTO W/O SCOPE - URINALYSIS CHEM ONLY | $14.40 | $18.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT URINALYSIS DIPSTICK/TABLET | $15.11 | $23.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT CHG URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY | $15.20 | $19.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Automated urinalysis test | $16.00 | $16.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Automated urinalysis test | $22.61 | $23.80 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Automated urinalysis test | $23.33 | $31.10 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT Urine, Blood | $27.14 | $41.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT Urine, Blood | $27.14 | $41.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT Urine, Blood | $27.14 | $41.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT Urine, Blood | $27.14 | $41.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Automated urinalysis test | $27.77 | $37.02 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Automated urinalysis test | $27.84 | $37.13 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT LABORATORY - UROLOGY | $29.55 | $34.77 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $31.20 | $39.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $32.00 | $32.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Automated urinalysis test | $36.00 | $40.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Automated urinalysis test | $38.00 | $40.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Urinalysis test | $38.00 | $47.00 | — source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC URNLS DIP STICK/TABLET RGNT AUTO W/O MICROSCOPY LAB | $40.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Automated urinalysis test | $41.40 | $46.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Automated urinalysis test | $46.00 | $46.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Automated urinalysis test | $56.00 | $56.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Automated urinalysis test | $239.22 | $265.80 | Sep 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $14.40 | $14.80 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $16.00 | $22.78 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $4.55 | $9.83 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $10.42 | $20.81 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $23.33 | $23.33 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $27.14 | $27.14 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $27.14 | $27.14 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $27.14 | $27.14 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $41.40 | $41.40 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $2.49 | $2.49 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $22.61 | $22.61 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $239.22 | $239.22 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $27.84 | $27.84 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $27.14 | $27.14 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $12.39 | $12.39 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $27.77 | $27.77 |
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 urine dipstick, automated is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine dipstick, automated explained.
Urinalysis without microscope exam, automated in other states
- Alabama$21.90
- Alaska$49.32
- Arizona$19.32
- Arkansas$14.04
- California$56.00
- Colorado$43.00
- Connecticut$18.41
- Delaware$58.30
- District of Columbia$29.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$83.60
- Georgia$36.19
- Hawaii$24.05
- Idaho$13.00
- Illinois$25.37
- Indiana$24.50
- Iowa$29.86
- Kansas$22.00
- Kentucky$25.70
- Louisiana$8.68
- Maine$21.60
- Maryland$11.50
- Massachusetts$21.00
- Michigan$13.00
- Minnesota$25.99
- Mississippi$15.12
- Missouri$22.43
- Nebraska$33.82
- Nevada$66.90
- New Hampshire$25.43
- New Jersey$5.09
- New Mexico$23.70
- New York$17.00
- North Carolina$39.48
- North Dakota$17.80
- Ohio$23.40
- Oklahoma$14.35
- Oregon$19.50
- Pennsylvania$17.85
- Puerto Rico$62.40
- Rhode Island$27.00
- South Carolina$39.50
- South Dakota$39.60
- Tennessee$10.80
- Texas$48.11
- Utah$99.17
- Vermont$38.00
- Virginia$33.00
- Washington$28.68
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$25.00
- Wyoming$21.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.