Vaccine administration cost in Montana

Prices at 20 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $38 — 33% below the US median ($56), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Luke Community Hospital Ronan, MT $19 $25 110 min 15.1%
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $20 $20 121 min 14.6%
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $29 $51 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.0%
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $29 $51 107 min
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $29 $38 92 min
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $30 $38 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.7%
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $33 $28 153 min 14.7%
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $37 ★ 4/5 172 min 14.2%
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $37 81 min
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $37 $37 105 min
St Peters Health Helena, MT $38 $51 ★ 3/5 178 min 14.3%
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $41 $35 92 min 15.2%
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $47 77 min 15.3%
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $51 $63 118 min 15.3%
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $59 $72 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.4%
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $61 $61 140 min
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $70 $72 106 min
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $72 $63 94 min
Community Medical Center Missoula, MT $106 $150 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.2%
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $115 $106 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.0%

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)
$48
Cash / self-pay
$38
Insurer-negotiated
$51
Medicare pays
$19
$28$75
Median cash $38  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $38 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($19). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $48 list price could save about $10 (21%).

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