Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut cost in Montana
In Montana, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for stitches for a cut 2.6 to 7.5 cm (1 to 3 inches), simple repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $64.68 to $919.00, with a median of $277.31. The lowest price is at Logan Health - Cut Bank (Cut Bank). The highest price is 14.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $277.31, is 18% below the US median of $339.30.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Montana ranks 14th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 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 12002. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$64.68Logan Health - Cut Bank
Median$277.31half of hospitals charge less
Highest$919.00in Montana
Lowest saves$212.63vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Cut Bank lowest Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 12002 SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM | $64.68 | $99.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC PR ED 12002 REPAIR SUPERFIC WOUND(S) 2.6 TO 7.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN T CDM | $86.40 | $108.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT RPR S/N/AX/GEN/TRNK2.6-7.5CM | $107.41 | $165.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $138.38 | $184.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $138.38 | $184.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT ED 12002 RPR SUPERFCL WND 2.6-7.5CM | $164.71 | $266.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 12002 Scalp/Neck/Ax/Genit/Trunk/Ext 2.6-7.5cm | $173.55 | $267.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC PF RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $185.60 | $232.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $218.70 | $243.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC ED REPAIR SUPERFICIAL WND(S) 2.6-7.5CM SLP NK AX EXGEN TRNK E CDM | $232.80 | $291.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT PBB SMPL REPAIR SCALP/NECK/AX/GENIT/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM | $250.95 | $295.24 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $268.43 | $357.90 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 12002 ED PROC SIM LAC 2.6-7.5CM BD- HOSPITAL | $269.42 | $414.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT 2.6 TO 7.5 CM - SIMPLE | $285.19 | $438.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $285.95 | $301.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $296.65 | $349.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $312.00 | $312.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CL REP SIMP S/N/AX/GEN/TRUNK 2.6-7.5CM | $318.22 | $397.78 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 12002 ED PROC SIM LAC 2.6-7.5CM BD- HOSPITAL | $354.90 | $546.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $367.00 | $367.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $406.00 | $406.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Simple repair of surface wound of scalp, neck, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | $484.50 | $510.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC ED RESUP NPTERF WND BODY 2.6-7.5 CM | $528.80 | $661.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT LAC REPAIR SIM 2.6-7.5 SLP NCKTRNKEXTGEN | $615.00 | $615.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT SIMPLE REPAIR OF SURFACE WOUND OF SCALP; NECK; UNDERARMS; TRUNK; ARMS; OR LEGS; 2.6-7.5 CM | $702.00 | $702.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Rep Simple Not Face 2.6-7.5cm | $919.00 | $1,149.00 | — 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 | $185.60 | $357.20 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $250.95 | $281.48 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $107.41 | $196.30 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $268.43 | $268.43 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $919.00 | $919.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $367.00 | $367.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $173.55 | $173.55 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $354.90 | $354.90 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $64.68 | $64.68 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $285.95 | $285.95 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $218.70 | $218.70 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $702.00 | $702.00 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $484.50 | $484.50 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $615.00 | $615.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $232.80 | $232.80 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $86.40 | $86.40 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $138.38 | $138.38 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $406.00 | $406.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $296.65 | $296.65 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $269.42 | $269.42 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $164.71 | $164.71 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $318.22 | $318.22 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $138.38 | $138.38 |
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 stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Stitches, 1 to 3 inch cut explained.
Stitches for a cut 2.6 to 7.5 cm (1 to 3 inches), simple repair, scalp, body, arms or legs in other states
- Alabama$230.59
- Alaska$663.72
- Arizona$316.14
- Arkansas$226.57
- California$748.80
- Colorado$368.97
- Connecticut$342.86
- Delaware$909.72
- District of Columbia$380.17, 3 hospitals
- Florida$575.90
- Georgia$399.00
- Hawaii$367.50
- Idaho$299.25
- Illinois$415.63
- Indiana$399.00
- Iowa$257.52
- Kansas$325.50
- Kentucky$291.67
- Louisiana$196.40
- Maine$197.00
- Maryland$576.59, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$476.50
- Michigan$241.00
- Minnesota$318.34
- Mississippi$189.75
- Missouri$321.67
- Nebraska$258.30
- Nevada$404.25
- New Hampshire$269.29
- New Jersey$520.20
- New Mexico$396.00
- New York$397.00
- North Carolina$378.89
- North Dakota$298.00
- Ohio$352.50
- Oklahoma$214.20
- Oregon$391.60
- Pennsylvania$528.30
- Puerto Rico$240.67, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$305.40
- South Carolina$408.44
- South Dakota$496.80
- Tennessee$231.90
- Texas$380.00
- Utah$316.12
- Vermont$530.97
- Virginia$422.00
- Washington$428.37
- West Virginia$258.45
- Wisconsin$201.94
- Wyoming$347.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.