Vaccine administration cost in Montana

Prices at 21 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $38 — 33% below the US median ($57), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Luke Community Hospital Ronan, MT $19 $25 — 109 min —
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $20 $20 — 129 min —
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $29 $51 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $29 $51 — 106 min —
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $29 $38 — 94 min —
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $30 $38 ★ 3/5 152 min —
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $33 $28 — 148 min —
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $37 — ★ 4/5 176 min —
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $37 — — 76 min —
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $37 $37 — 97 min —
St Peters Health Helena, MT $38 $51 ★ 3/5 179 min —
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $41 $35 — 102 min —
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $47 — — 78 min —
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $51 $63 — 122 min —
Poplar Community Hospital Poplar, MT $54 $69 — 89 min —
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $59 $72 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $61 $61 — 140 min —
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $70 $72 — 107 min —
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $72 $63 — 100 min —
Community Medical Center Missoula, MT $106 $150 ★ 3/5 138 min —
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $115 $106 ★ 2/5 140 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)
$48
Cash / self-pay
$38
Insurer-negotiated
$51
Medicare pays
$19
$29$72
Median cash $38  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
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Typical cash price here is $38 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($19). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $48 list price could save about $10 (20%).

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