Level 1 ER visit cost in Chester, MT
In Chester, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $191.59 to $191.59, with a median of $191.59. Across Montana, the median is $112.12 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 99281, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 99281 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP | $191.59 | $294.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $191.59, median $191.59, highest $191.59.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $191.59. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This is the lowest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a minor problem that needs little care. Since 2023 this level may apply even when no physician or similar clinician needs to see the patient. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.
What the price covers
The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 99281 ($206.92). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MT99281 ED PROF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP | $18.20 | file |