X-ray of the hip (1 view) cost in Montana

Prices at 20 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $139 — 29% below the US median ($196), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $41 $52 92 min 15.2%
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $83 $93 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.4%
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $99 $93 106 min
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $100 140 min
Community Medical Center Missoula, MT $103 $146 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.2%
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $121 $193 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.0%
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $121 $193 107 min
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $121 $191 92 min
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $122 $122 153 min 14.7%
Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT $139 $172 72 min
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $140 77 min 15.3%
St Peters Health Helena, MT $151 $23 ★ 3/5 178 min 14.3%
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $152 $57 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.7%
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $171 ★ 4/5 172 min 14.2%
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $171 81 min
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $220 $220 121 min 14.6%
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $230 $128 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.0%
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $264 $259 105 min
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $276 $291 118 min 15.3%
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $310 $304 94 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)
$173
Cash / self-pay
$139
Insurer-negotiated
$159
Medicare pays
$34
$98$266
Median cash $139  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $139 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($67).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $173 list price could save about $34 (19%).

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