CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast cost in Montana

Prices at 15 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,662 — 9% below the US median ($1,816), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $667 $729 — 140 min —
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $877 $344 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.7%
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $1,340 $2,121 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.0%
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $1,340 $2,121 — 107 min —
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $1,340 $2,121 — 92 min —
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $1,662 $187 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.4%
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $1,663 — ★ 4/5 172 min 14.2%
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $1,663 — — 81 min —
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $2,235 $2,190 — 105 min —
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $2,536 $2,536 — 121 min 14.6%
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $2,684 $187 — 106 min —
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $2,941 $3,105 — 118 min 15.3%

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 July 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)
$2,233
Cash / self-pay
$1,662
Insurer-negotiated
$729
Medicare pays
$196
$709$2,654
Median cash $1,662  ·  Medicare $196  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,662 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($196). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($392).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,233 list price could save about $571 (26%).

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