EKG / ECG (tracing only) cost in Montana

Prices at 21 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $178 — 3% below the US median ($185), roughly 25.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $68 $105 ★ 3/5 152 min —
St Luke Community Hospital Ronan, MT $119 $135 — 109 min —
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $131 $62 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $139 $136 — 97 min —
Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT $146 $179 — 77 min —
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $156 — — 78 min —
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $163 $62 — 107 min —
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $176 — ★ 4/5 176 min —
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $176 — — 76 min —
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $178 $88 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $178 $88 — 106 min —
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $178 $133 — 94 min —
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $185 $185 — 129 min —
Poplar Community Hospital Poplar, MT $193 $170 — 89 min —
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $197 $187 — 102 min —
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $197 $38 — 148 min —
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $210 $206 — 100 min —
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $214 $87 ★ 2/5 140 min —
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $250 $264 — 122 min —
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $273 $299 — 140 min —
Community Medical Center Missoula, MT $1,013 $177 ★ 3/5 138 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 October 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)
$197
Cash / self-pay
$178
Insurer-negotiated
$136
Medicare pays
$7
$131$250
Median cash $178  ·  Medicare $7  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $178 — about 25.4× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($14).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $197 list price could save about $19 (10%).

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