Hospital Helena, MT

Montana Childrens Home & Hospital

Montana Childrens Home & Hospital in Helena, MT publishes cash prices for 28 common procedures listed here, from its own machine-readable price file updated Mar 10, 2026. Compared with other hospitals in the state, its outpatient cash prices are below the Montana median for 1 of 1 procedure. Select a procedure to compare it with other hospitals nearby.

2755 Colonial Dr Helena MT 59601 Collected Sep 22, 2026 Source price file Check a bill from this hospital (406) 444-7500

Psychiatric hospital Nonprofit hospital No emergency department CCN 274004 · CMS hospital register NPI 1811056898

Some prices here are not compared

Montana Childrens Home & Hospital is a psychiatric hospital. Its price file also lists scans, lab tests and procedures, but these are generally provided to its own inpatients, not booked by outside patients, so they are not compared with other hospitals here. Only its psychiatric evaluation and therapy prices are compared.

Financial assistance

Nonprofit hospital: it must offer free or discounted care to patients who qualify. How to apply

Montana Childrens Home & Hospital is a nonprofit hospital in the CMS register. Under section 501(r) of the federal tax code it must have a written Financial Assistance Policy with a free application, publish both on its website, and charge patients who qualify no more than the amounts generally billed to insured patients for emergency and other medically necessary care. Who qualifies depends on household income; the policy states the limits.

You can apply up to 240 days after the first bill. Before collection actions such as credit reporting or a lawsuit, the hospital must tell you about the policy and wait at least 120 days after that bill. Ask the billing office for the policy and the application before you pay, or search the hospital's website for “financial assistance”. Letters you can copy.

Source: IRS, section 501(r) requirements for nonprofit hospitals.

Lab tests

Procedure	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	vs Montana	Off list
Blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only CPT 36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	$28.58	$38.11	$23.35–$28.58	—	25%
COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) CPT 87635 Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen	$60.64	$80.85	$41.48–$128.28	—	25%
Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test CPT 80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	$21.66	$28.88	$3.87–$33.48	—	25%
Complete blood count (CBC) with differential CPT 85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	$11.37	$15.16	$1.18–$19.43	—	25%
Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) CPT 80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	$15.16	$20.21	$2.13–$26.40	—	25%
Drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes) CPT 80307 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers	$64.97	$86.63	$53.83–$155.35	—	25%
Free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test CPT 84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free	$17.33	$23.10	$2.08–$22.55	—	25%
Hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) CPT 83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	$17.33	$23.10	$2.24–$24.28	—	25%
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test CPT 87340 Detection test by immunoassay technique for hepatitis B surface antigen	$17.33	$23.10	$2.39–$25.83	—	25%
Herpes blood test, HSV-1 antibody CPT 86695 Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 1	$34.65	$46.20	$6.09–$32.98	—	25%
Herpes blood test, HSV-2 antibody CPT 86696 Analysis for antibody to Herpes simplex virus, type 2	$34.65	$46.20	$8.94–$48.38	—	25%
Mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot) CPT 86308 Screening test for mononucleosis (mono)	$13.00	$17.33	$0.90–$12.95	—	25%
Rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day CPT 80305 Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation	$8.66	$11.55	$1.46–$31.50	—	25%
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test CPT 84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	$43.31	$57.75	$9.70–$42.00	—	25%
Total cholesterol blood test CPT 82465 Cholesterol level	$8.66	$11.55	$0.50–$10.88	—	25%
Triglycerides blood test CPT 84478 Triglycerides level	$8.66	$11.55	$0.66–$14.35	—	25%
Urine pregnancy test, read by color change CPT 81025 Urine pregnancy test	$21.66	$28.88	$2.49–$21.53	—	25%
Vitamin D blood test, 25-hydroxy (the standard vitamin D level test) CPT 82306 Vitamin D-3 level	$43.31	$57.75	$17.09–$74.00	—	25%

Doctor visits and therapy

Procedure	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	vs Montana	Off list
Group psychotherapy session CPT 90853 Group psychotherapy	$51.85	$69.13	$51.85–$259.48	26% below	25%
Neuromuscular re-education, 15 minutes CPT 97112 Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes	$68.22	$90.96	$68.22–$81.83	—	25%
Nutrition counseling (medical nutrition therapy), first visit, 15 minutes CPT 97802 Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes	$70.94	$94.59	$65.98–$70.94	—	25%
Occupational therapy evaluation, low complexity CPT 97165 Evaluation for occupational therapy, typically 30 minutes	$181.91	$242.55	$181.91–$251.35	—	25%
Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15-minute unit) CPT 97110 Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes	$59.12	$78.83	$59.12–$72.65	—	25%
Speech and language evaluation CPT 92523 Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression	$366.56	$488.74	$366.56–$566.15	—	25%
Speech therapy session, individual CPT 92507 Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder	$150.99	$201.32	$150.99–$190.38	—	25%
Therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes CPT 97530 Therapy procedure using functional activities	$90.96	$121.28	$87.68–$90.96	—	25%

Vaccines

Procedure	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	vs Montana	Off list
Vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit CPT 90471 Administration of vaccine	$39.11	$52.15	$39.11–$183.90	—	25%
Vaccine administration fee, each additional vaccine at the same visit CPT 90472 Administration of vaccine, each additional vaccine	$23.65	$31.53	$23.65–$40.08	—	25%

Procedure The service, with its billing code (CPT or HCPCS) and, in small type, the line exactly as the hospital wrote it in its price file. More

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Against the state median This hospital's cash price compared with the median cash price of hospitals in the state for the same code. Shown when at least three hospitals in the state price it.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More

Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.

Source file: https://apps.para-hcfs.com/PTT/FinalLinks/Reports.aspx?dbName=dbSHHELENAMT&type=CDMWithoutLabel&fileType=CSV