Urine culture cost in Montana
In Montana, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.97 to $178.20, with a median of $90.40. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 19.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $90.40, is 33% above the US median of $67.86.
- That is 11.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Montana ranks 41st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 27 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 87086. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.97Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$90.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$178.20in Montana
Lowest saves$81.43vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $8.97 | $8.97 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT URINE CULTURE COLONY COUNT | $14.30 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $30.45 | $40.60 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT URINE CULTURE | $35.20 | $44.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT URINE CULTURE | $35.20 | $44.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC CULTURE URINE | $46.55 | $54.76 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Urine Culture | $60.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $67.50 | $75.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $74.31 | $120.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $75.05 | $79.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $78.85 | $83.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $85.00 | $85.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $88.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $90.40 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $92.00 | $92.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT Culture Urine and Colony Count | $99.61 | $153.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT Culture Urine and Colony Count | $99.61 | $153.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT Culture Urine and Colony Count | $99.61 | $153.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT Culture Urine and Colony Count | $99.61 | $153.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT CULTURE URINEso | $100.00 | $100.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $107.63 | $143.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $107.63 | $143.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT URINE CULTURE | $111.37 | $139.21 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT Urine Culture | $112.26 | $140.33 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $115.00 | $115.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $130.00 | $130.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Bacterial colony count, urine | $178.20 | $198.00 | Oct 13, 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 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $46.55 | $69.28 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $90.40 | $101.33 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $30.45 | $30.45 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $99.61 | $99.61 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $99.61 | $99.61 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $99.61 | $99.61 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $75.05 | $75.05 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $8.97 | $8.97 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $14.30 | $14.30 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $78.85 | $78.85 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $67.50 | $67.50 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $178.20 | $178.20 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $107.63 | $107.63 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $130.00 | $130.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $99.61 | $99.61 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $74.31 | $74.31 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $111.37 | $111.37 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $107.63 | $107.63 |
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 culture is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine culture explained.
Urine culture for bacteria, with colony count in other states
- Alabama$53.25
- Alaska$105.00
- Arizona$53.87
- Arkansas$28.60
- California$139.36
- Colorado$101.38
- Connecticut$47.20
- Delaware$139.02
- District of Columbia$71.56, 3 hospitals
- Florida$169.52
- Georgia$85.78
- Hawaii$74.00
- Idaho$60.00
- Illinois$91.70
- Indiana$43.70
- Iowa$58.50
- Kansas$53.20
- Kentucky$82.80
- Louisiana$36.80
- Maine$64.19
- Maryland$56.19
- Massachusetts$39.03
- Michigan$55.00
- Minnesota$57.68
- Mississippi$41.70
- Missouri$67.00
- Nebraska$74.00
- Nevada$202.11
- New Hampshire$82.31
- New Jersey$9.28
- New Mexico$89.99
- New York$38.13
- North Carolina$36.99
- North Dakota$60.53
- Ohio$56.90
- Oklahoma$48.30
- Oregon$52.65
- Pennsylvania$56.70
- Puerto Rico$34.15
- Rhode Island$51.60
- South Carolina$102.24
- South Dakota$81.40
- Tennessee$38.44
- Texas$129.30
- Utah$102.21
- Vermont$76.50
- Virginia$77.50
- Washington$84.38
- West Virginia$58.57
- Wisconsin$75.40
- Wyoming$76.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.