Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Montana
In Montana, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $48.75 to $691.00, with a median of $205.00. The lowest price is at Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell). The highest price is 14.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $205.00, is 46% below the US median of $378.51.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Montana ranks 2nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 27 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 20605. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$48.75Logan Health Medical Center
Median$205.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$691.00in Montana
Lowest saves$156.25vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell · Kalispell, MT Drain/Inject Bursa | $48.75 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC PR 20605 INJ MED JOINT | $54.40 | $68.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 20605 Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Injection Interm Jt/Bursa | $100.42 | $154.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $102.00 | $102.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC PR ED 20605 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA INTERM W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE CDM | $113.60 | $142.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CL INJ/ASP JOINT MED JNT/BURSA WO US | $126.13 | $157.66 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT ARTHROCENT ASP INJ INTMDTE JOINT BURSA WO US GUID | $126.94 | $205.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Inj/aspit I-med Joint/bursa | $130.00 | $162.00 | — source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $139.50 | $155.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $147.25 | $155.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 20605 ED PROC ARTHROCENTESIS INTERM HOSPITAL | $159.58 | $245.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 20605 Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Injection Interm Jt/Bursa | $182.98 | $281.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT PBB ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $197.92 | $232.85 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $205.00 | $205.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $208.00 | $208.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $212.00 | $212.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT INTERMEDIATE JOINT INJ /ASPIRATION | $217.00 | $217.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC PF ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $256.80 | $321.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $264.00 | $330.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 20605 ED PROC ARTHROCENTESIS INTERM HOSPITAL | $269.91 | $415.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $288.80 | $304.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $321.83 | $429.10 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT ARTHROCENTES,INTMED JNT W/O US | $332.15 | $511.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $519.30 | $577.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $526.50 | $702.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $526.50 | $702.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital one side Great Falls · Great Falls, MT ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $691.00 | $691.00 | Feb 18, 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 | $256.80 | $260.40 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $197.92 | $202.96 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $48.75 | $190.45 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $321.83 | $321.83 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $130.00 | $130.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $100.42 | $100.42 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $269.91 | $269.91 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $182.98 | $182.98 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $288.80 | $288.80 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $519.30 | $519.30 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $691.00 | $691.00 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $147.25 | $147.25 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $217.00 | $217.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $113.60 | $113.60 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $139.50 | $139.50 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $54.40 | $54.40 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $526.50 | $526.50 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $212.00 | $212.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $205.00 | $205.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $159.58 | $159.58 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $126.94 | $126.94 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $126.13 | $126.13 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $526.50 | $526.50 |
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 joint injection (medium joint) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (medium joint) explained.
Joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) in other states
- Alabama$318.75
- Alaska$359.08
- Arizona$412.84
- Arkansas$359.12
- California$608.40
- Colorado$375.15
- Connecticut$629.63
- Delaware$873.97
- District of Columbia$639.39, 3 hospitals
- Florida$564.00
- Georgia$753.87
- Hawaii$688.10
- Idaho$261.70
- Illinois$415.00
- Indiana$373.38
- Iowa$346.20
- Kansas$273.45
- Kentucky$208.80
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$190.55
- Maryland$212.50
- Massachusetts$541.00
- Michigan$325.00
- Minnesota$305.21
- Mississippi$220.20
- Missouri$338.65
- Nebraska$255.72
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$275.90
- New Jersey$857.43
- New Mexico$362.56
- New York$457.50
- North Carolina$346.50
- North Dakota$307.63
- Ohio$616.97
- Oklahoma$269.82
- Oregon$343.85
- Pennsylvania$353.80
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,480.00
- South Carolina$436.20
- South Dakota$484.80
- Tennessee$292.60
- Texas$592.94
- Utah$391.47
- Vermont$278.32
- Virginia$421.50
- Washington$460.70
- West Virginia$343.50
- Wisconsin$320.12
- Wyoming$292.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.