Blood type and screen cost in Montana

Prices at 22 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $101 — 16% above the US median ($87), roughly 10.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $45 $49 — 140 min —
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $60 $97 — 148 min —
Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT $66 $82 — 77 min —
St Peters Health Helena, MT $70 $45 ★ 3/5 179 min —
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $76 $117 ★ 3/5 152 min —
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $78 $77 — 97 min —
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $82 $8 — 78 min —
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $90 $55 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $101 $161 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $101 $161 — 106 min —
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $101 $161 — 94 min —
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $110 $55 — 107 min —
Poplar Community Hospital Poplar, MT $113 $143 — 89 min —
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $115 $10 — 102 min —
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $115 $122 — 122 min —
St Luke Community Hospital Ronan, MT $116 $140 — 109 min —
Community Medical Center Missoula, MT $127 $202 ★ 3/5 138 min —
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $136 $133 — 100 min —
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $225 $77 ★ 2/5 140 min —
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $316 $215 — 129 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)
$126
Cash / self-pay
$101
Insurer-negotiated
$107
Medicare pays
$10
$46$135
Median cash $101  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $101 — about 10.4× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $126 list price could save about $24 (19%).

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