Punch skin biopsy cost in Montana
In Montana, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $56.80 to $682.50, with a median of $320.09. The lowest price is at St. Patrick Hospital (Missoula). The highest price is 12.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $320.09, is 19% below the US median of $393.50.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Montana ranks 18th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 26 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 11104. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$56.80St. Patrick Hospital
Median$320.09half of hospitals charge less
Highest$682.50in Montana
Lowest saves$263.29vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick Hospital lowest Missoula · Missoula, MT HC PR 11104 PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $56.80 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC PR 11104 PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $68.00 | $85.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $113.00 | $113.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $151.43 | $201.90 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC PF SURG PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $163.20 | $204.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 11104 Punch bx skin single lesion | $172.09 | $264.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $177.45 | $273.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $193.80 | $204.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT ED 11104 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $247.68 | $400.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $291.00 | $291.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $294.00 | $294.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CL PUNCH BIOPSY OF SKIN SINGLE | $298.82 | $373.53 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN | $307.00 | $307.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC PUNCH BX SKIN; SINGLE LESION | $333.17 | $391.97 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $378.95 | $583.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $391.40 | $412.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $392.00 | $392.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Punch Biopsy Of Skin-sngl Lesion | $521.00 | $651.00 | — source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT PUNCH BIOPSY; FIRST SKIN GROWTH | $558.00 | $558.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $628.80 | $786.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $644.63 | $859.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $644.63 | $859.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $681.30 | $757.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 11104 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $682.50 | $1,050.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 11104 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $682.50 | $1,050.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 11104 ED PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION-HOSP | $682.50 | $1,050.00 | Apr 1, 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 | $163.20 | $396.00 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $333.17 | $362.58 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $177.45 | $278.20 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $151.43 | $151.43 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $521.00 | $521.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $291.00 | $291.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $172.09 | $172.09 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $682.50 | $682.50 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $682.50 | $682.50 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $391.40 | $391.40 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $681.30 | $681.30 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $558.00 | $558.00 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $193.80 | $193.80 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $307.00 | $307.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $56.80 | $56.80 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $644.63 | $644.63 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $294.00 | $294.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $682.50 | $682.50 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $247.68 | $247.68 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $298.82 | $298.82 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $644.63 | $644.63 |
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 punch skin biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Punch skin biopsy explained.
Skin biopsy, punch, one lesion in other states
- Alabama$338.50
- Alaska$447.78
- Arizona$498.85
- Arkansas$262.10
- California$722.80
- Colorado$608.00
- Connecticut$420.38
- Delaware$753.48
- District of Columbia$578.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$819.93
- Georgia$571.02
- Hawaii$597.18
- Idaho$228.45
- Illinois$372.00
- Indiana$451.30
- Iowa$265.30
- Kansas$504.43
- Kentucky$261.23
- Louisiana$310.04
- Maine$260.75
- Maryland$612.15
- Massachusetts$544.63
- Michigan$366.03
- Minnesota$288.45
- Mississippi$237.79
- Missouri$332.52
- Nebraska$260.58
- Nevada$335.50
- New Hampshire$154.65
- New Jersey$538.97
- New Mexico$481.74
- New York$689.75
- North Carolina$292.50
- North Dakota$339.50
- Ohio$445.23
- Oklahoma$350.40
- Oregon$254.09
- Pennsylvania$658.20
- Rhode Island$454.00
- South Carolina$592.00
- South Dakota$466.40
- Tennessee$186.90
- Texas$440.55
- Utah$365.04, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$229.06
- Virginia$311.40
- Washington$336.96
- West Virginia$384.25
- Wisconsin$240.00
- Wyoming$260.10
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.