CA 19-9 tumor marker test cost in Montana

Prices at 19 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $99 — about the US median ($97), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $37 $36 94 min
St Luke Community Hospital Ronan, MT $65 $78 110 min 15.1%
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $79 $77 92 min 15.2%
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $92 $30 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.0%
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $95 $104 140 min
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $97 $150 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.0%
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $97 $150 107 min
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $97 $153 92 min
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $99 $22 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.4%
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $99 $22 106 min
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $107 ★ 4/5 172 min 14.2%
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $107 81 min
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $128 $135 118 min 15.3%
St Peters Health Helena, MT $129 $76 ★ 3/5 178 min 14.3%
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $134 $134 153 min 14.7%
Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT $143 $176 72 min
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $145 $222 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.7%
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $166 $17 77 min 15.3%
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $166 $163 105 min

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$134
Cash / self-pay
$99
Insurer-negotiated
$104
Medicare pays
$21
$76$149
Median cash $99  ·  Medicare $21  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $99 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($21). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($42).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $134 list price could save about $35 (26%).

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