X-ray of the lower leg cost in Montana

Prices at 21 hospitals in Montana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $188 — 24% below the US median ($248), roughly 6.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital Baker, MT $40 $51 — 102 min —
St Luke Community Hospital Ronan, MT $68 $82 — 109 min —
Big Horn Hospital Hardin, MT $98 — — 140 min —
Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT $110 $135 — 77 min —
Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT $115 $55 ★ 3/5 152 min —
Clark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT $160 $160 — 148 min —
Phillips County Hospital-CAH Malta, MT $161 — — 78 min —
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman, MT $175 $93 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Benefis Hospitals Inc Great Falls, MT $188 $364 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Missouri River Medical Center Fort Benton, MT $188 $364 — 106 min —
Benefis Teton Medical Center Choteau, MT $188 $298 — 94 min —
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT $211 $93 — 107 min —
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Inc Ekalaka, MT $263 $263 — 129 min —
Rosebud Health Care Center Forsyth, MT $280 $274 — 97 min —
Roosevelt Medical Center Culbertson, MT $283 $277 — 100 min —
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT $287 $128 ★ 2/5 140 min —
Billings Clinic Billings, MT $302 — ★ 4/5 176 min —
Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT $302 — — 76 min —
St Peters Health Helena, MT $317 $34 ★ 3/5 179 min —
Deer Lodge Medical Center Deer Lodge, MT $340 $367 — 122 min —
Poplar Community Hospital Poplar, MT $420 $272 — 89 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)
$264
Cash / self-pay
$188
Insurer-negotiated
$160
Medicare pays
$31
$98$317
Median cash $188  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $188 — about 6.0× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $264 list price could save about $76 (29%).

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