Simple wound stitches cost in Montana

Prices at 20 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $295 — 6% below the US median ($315), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Luke Community Hospital Ronan, MT $82 $150 110 min 15.1%
St Peters Health Helena, MT $133 $282 ★ 3/5 178 min 14.3%
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $150 $147 105 min
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $224 $224 153 min 14.7%
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $232 $189 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.7%
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $259 $106 92 min 15.2%
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $278 ★ 4/5 172 min 14.2%
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $278 81 min
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $290 $204 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.4%
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $295 $505 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.0%
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $295 $505 107 min
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $295 $487 92 min
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $342 $342 121 min 14.6%
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $379 $204 106 min
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $428 $441 118 min 15.3%
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $470 $269 77 min 15.3%
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $635 $296 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.0%
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $737 $494 94 min
Community Medical Center Missoula, MT $783 $539 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.2%
Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT $810 $1,000 72 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 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)
$424
Cash / self-pay
$295
Insurer-negotiated
$289
Medicare pays
$127
$148$741
Median cash $295  ·  Medicare $127  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $295 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($127). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $424 list price could save about $129 (30%).

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