Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Montana
In Montana, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $56.55 to $662.00, with a median of $275.85. The lowest price is at Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell). The highest price is 11.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $275.85, is 37% below the US median of $439.76.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Montana ranks 6th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 25 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 20610. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$56.55Logan Health Medical Center
Median$275.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$662.00in Montana
Lowest saves$219.30vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell · Kalispell, MT DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA WO US | $56.55 | $87.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 20610 Arthrocentesis Aspir/Injection Major Jt/Bursa TR | $64.68 | $99.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC PR ED 20610 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA MAJOR JOINT W/O US GUIDANCE CDM | $66.40 | $83.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $89.00 | $89.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 20610 Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Injection Major Jt/Bursa | $110.50 | $170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT ARTHROCENT ASP INJ MAJOR JOINT BURSA WO US GUID | $117.65 | $190.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CL INJ/ASP JOINT MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO US | $150.38 | $187.98 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Inj/aspir Major Jointajor Joint | $155.00 | $194.00 | — source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 20610 ED PROC ARTHROCENTSIS MAJOR-HOSPITAL | $203.94 | $313.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $216.00 | $216.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $252.80 | $316.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $261.00 | $261.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT PBB ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $275.85 | $324.53 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT MAJOR JOINT ASPIRATION/INJECTION | $285.00 | $285.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $288.80 | $304.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $299.20 | $352.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 20610 ED PROC ARTHROCENTSIS MAJOR-HOSPITAL | $299.98 | $461.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC ED ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $303.20 | $379.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $382.85 | $403.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $414.00 | $552.00 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC PR ED 20610 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA MAJOR CDM | $414.40 | $518.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $451.13 | $601.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $451.13 | $601.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $534.60 | $594.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM LARGE JOINT | $662.00 | $662.00 | 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 | $252.80 | $278.00 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $216.00 | $245.92 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $414.00 | $414.00 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $89.00 | $89.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $110.50 | $110.50 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $299.98 | $299.98 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $64.68 | $64.68 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $288.80 | $288.80 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $534.60 | $534.60 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $662.00 | $662.00 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $56.55 | $56.55 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $382.85 | $382.85 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $285.00 | $285.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $414.40 | $414.40 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $66.40 | $66.40 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $451.13 | $451.13 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $261.00 | $261.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $299.20 | $299.20 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $203.94 | $203.94 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $117.65 | $117.65 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $150.38 | $150.38 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $451.13 | $451.13 |
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 (cortisone shot) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (cortisone shot) explained.
Injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound in other states
- Alabama$385.00
- Alaska$418.00
- Arizona$567.43
- Arkansas$399.31
- California$951.60
- Colorado$344.34
- Connecticut$652.05
- Delaware$960.45
- District of Columbia$557.92, 3 hospitals
- Florida$668.20
- Georgia$905.19
- Hawaii$599.25
- Idaho$305.00
- Illinois$494.00
- Indiana$412.92
- Iowa$354.00
- Kansas$342.23
- Kentucky$391.16
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$269.32
- Maryland$240.42
- Massachusetts$566.25
- Michigan$422.07
- Minnesota$362.85
- Mississippi$248.95
- Missouri$290.88
- Nebraska$198.69
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$336.29
- New Jersey$1,065.25
- New Mexico$427.38
- New York$505.82
- North Carolina$418.80
- North Dakota$303.20
- Ohio$696.00
- Oklahoma$366.05
- Oregon$312.00
- Pennsylvania$468.12
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,510.00
- South Carolina$646.52
- South Dakota$688.00
- Tennessee$343.47
- Texas$592.44
- Utah$460.95
- Vermont$681.90
- Virginia$387.46
- Washington$484.86
- West Virginia$343.50
- Wisconsin$399.36
- Wyoming$408.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.