Shave skin biopsy cost in Montana
In Montana, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $55.20 to $531.20, with a median of $232.50. The lowest price is at Providence St Joseph Medical Center (Polson). The highest price is 9.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $232.50, is 22% below the US median of $300.00.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Montana ranks 12th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 11102. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$55.20Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$232.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$531.20in Montana
Lowest saves$177.30vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson · Polson, MT HC PR 11102 TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $55.20 | $69.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $113.00 | $113.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN; SINGLE LESION | $126.94 | $205.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 11102 Tangntl bx skin single les | $137.15 | $211.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Tangenital Biopsy Of Skin-sngl Lesion | $147.00 | $184.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $151.43 | $201.90 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $190.00 | $190.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $193.80 | $204.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $194.75 | $205.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT BIOPSY OF SKIN SINGLE LESION | $206.64 | $258.30 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $232.00 | $232.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $233.00 | $233.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC ED TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION CDM | $249.60 | $312.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT BX OF SKIN-DIAG/SHAVE, SCOOP, CURE, SAUC | $250.00 | $250.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 11102 Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $271.54 | $417.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $312.00 | $416.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $312.00 | $416.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT PBB TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $328.05 | $385.94 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 11102 ED PROC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES-HOSP | $332.48 | $511.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $378.95 | $583.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $500.80 | $626.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC PF SURG TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $531.20 | $664.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $500.80 | $516.00 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $190.00 | $259.02 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $151.43 | $151.43 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $147.00 | $147.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $232.00 | $232.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $137.15 | $137.15 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $332.48 | $332.48 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $271.54 | $271.54 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $194.75 | $194.75 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $378.95 | $378.95 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $193.80 | $193.80 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $249.60 | $249.60 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $233.00 | $233.00 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $126.94 | $126.94 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $206.64 | $206.64 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What shave skin biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shave skin biopsy explained.
Tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion in other states
- Alabama$310.28
- Alaska$361.89
- Arizona$386.75
- Arkansas$262.10
- California$552.00
- Colorado$420.84
- Connecticut$404.10
- Delaware$615.18
- District of Columbia$462.49, 3 hospitals
- Florida$618.20
- Georgia$560.04
- Hawaii$507.50
- Idaho$209.40
- Illinois$296.00
- Indiana$407.10
- Iowa$215.85
- Kansas$275.94
- Kentucky$204.00
- Louisiana$193.27
- Maine$203.75
- Maryland$581.04
- Massachusetts$437.00
- Michigan$286.65
- Minnesota$252.78
- Mississippi$179.52
- Missouri$250.90
- Nebraska$193.13
- Nevada$297.00
- New Hampshire$100.37
- New Jersey$544.82
- New Mexico$695.70
- New York$497.06
- North Carolina$249.00
- North Dakota$269.60
- Ohio$301.88
- Oklahoma$283.40
- Oregon$217.13
- Pennsylvania$566.06
- Puerto Rico$154.61, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$454.00
- South Carolina$277.00
- South Dakota$397.28
- Tennessee$172.04
- Texas$360.34
- Utah$341.31, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$142.15
- Virginia$251.40
- Washington$264.00
- West Virginia$346.50
- Wisconsin$240.00
- Wyoming$345.42
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.