Hepatitis C test cost in Montana

Prices at 16 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $105 — 23% above the US median ($85), roughly 7.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $30 $30 94 min
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $46 $70 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.7%
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $50 $60 140 min
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $72 ★ 4/5 172 min 14.2%
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $72 81 min
St Luke Community Hospital Ronan, MT $84 $101 110 min 15.1%
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $100 $11 77 min 15.3%
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $101 $30 92 min 15.2%
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $108 $114 118 min 15.3%
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $110 $15 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.4%
Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT $114 $141 72 min
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $115 $21 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.0%
Community Medical Center Missoula, MT $123 $185 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.2%
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $134 $15 106 min
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $145 $138 153 min 14.7%
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $152 $157 121 min 14.6%

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)
$113
Cash / self-pay
$105
Insurer-negotiated
$65
Medicare pays
$14
$48$139
Median cash $105  ·  Medicare $14  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $105 — about 7.3× the Medicare rate ($14). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($29).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $113 list price could save about $9 (8%).

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