X-ray of the hip (3 views) cost in Montana

Prices at 19 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $189 — 23% below the US median ($246), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $60 $75 92 min 15.2%
Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT $72 $89 72 min
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $115 $82 ★ 3/5 152 min 14.7%
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $122 $93 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.4%
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $136 77 min 15.3%
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $145 140 min
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $146 $93 106 min
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $181 ★ 4/5 172 min 14.2%
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $181 81 min
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $189 $189 153 min 14.7%
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $208 $333 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.0%
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $208 $333 107 min
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $208 $330 92 min
St Luke Community Hospital Ronan, MT $211 $233 110 min 15.1%
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $269 $244 105 min
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $287 $128 ★ 2/5 136 min 15.0%
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $314 $314 121 min 14.6%
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $330 $348 118 min 15.3%
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $350 $343 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)
$189
Cash / self-pay
$189
Insurer-negotiated
$233
Medicare pays
$49
$107$317
Median cash $189  ·  Medicare $49  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $189 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($49). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($98).

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