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

Prices at 20 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $210 — 13% below the US median ($240), roughly 7.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $36 $61 — 102 min —
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $86 $94 — 140 min —
Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT $114 $141 — 77 min —
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $126 $48 ★ 3/5 152 min —
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $128 $128 — 148 min —
Community Medical Center Missoula, MT $164 $260 ★ 3/5 138 min —
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $195 — — 78 min —
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $197 $315 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $197 $315 — 106 min —
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $197 $312 — 94 min —
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $222 $112 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $239 $234 — 97 min —
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $266 $112 — 107 min —
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $267 $262 — 100 min —
Poplar Community Hospital Poplar, MT $275 $349 — 89 min —
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $278 $278 — 129 min —
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $286 $154 ★ 2/5 140 min —
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $302 — ★ 4/5 176 min —
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $302 — — 76 min —
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $340 $359 — 122 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)
$278
Cash / self-pay
$210
Insurer-negotiated
$234
Medicare pays
$28
$111$302
Median cash $210  ·  Medicare $28  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $210 — about 7.5× the Medicare rate ($28). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($56).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $278 list price could save about $69 (25%).

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