Office visit, new patient (level 3) cost in Montana

Prices at 12 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $213 — 12% above the US median ($190), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Luke Community Hospital Ronan, MT $77 $119 110 min 15.1%
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $154 $79 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.4%
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $187 $141 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.7%
Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT $190 $234 72 min
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $198 $194 105 min
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $213 $162 94 min
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $236 $236 121 min 14.6%
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $240 $132 92 min 15.2%
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $256 $269 77 min 15.3%
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $271 $271 153 min 14.7%
St Peters Health Helena, MT $286 $286 ★ 3/5 178 min 14.3%

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 June 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)
$237
Cash / self-pay
$213
Insurer-negotiated
$178
Medicare pays
$118
$154$271
Median cash $213  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $213 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($118). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $237 list price could save about $24 (10%).

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