Arm cast cost in Montana
In Montana, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for short arm cast (elbow to hand): from $71.20 to $483.30, with a median of $213.60. The lowest price is at Providence St Joseph Medical Center (Polson). The highest price is 6.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $213.60, is 29% below the US median of $300.75.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Montana ranks 10th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 21 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 29075. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$71.20Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$213.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$483.30in Montana
Lowest saves$142.40vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson · Polson, MT HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $71.20 | $89.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT APPLY FOREARM CAST | $85.15 | $131.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Application of elbow to finger cast | $127.00 | $127.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 29075 Application Cast Elbow Finger Short Arm | $141.38 | $217.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Apply Cast Forearm | $151.00 | $189.00 | — source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 29075 ED PROC SHORT ARM CAST | $156.81 | $241.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT ED 29075 APPL CAST FOREARM ARM | $164.71 | $266.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 29075 ED PROC SHORT ARM CAST | $179.40 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION | $203.28 | $254.10 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Application of elbow to finger cast | $206.15 | $217.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC ED 29075 APPL CAST FOREARM ARM | $213.60 | $267.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Application of elbow to finger cast | $252.00 | $252.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC ED 29075 APPL CAST FOREARM ARM | $256.00 | $320.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT PBB APPLICATION CAST ELBOW FINGER SHORT ARM | $262.79 | $309.17 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Application of elbow to finger cast | $271.70 | $286.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Application of elbow to finger cast | $293.00 | $293.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Application of elbow to finger cast | $305.00 | $305.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT APPLICATION OF FOREARM CAST | $305.99 | $470.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC ED SHORT ARM CAST APPLICATION CDM | $331.20 | $414.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT APP SHORT ARM CAST | $384.00 | $384.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Application of elbow to finger cast | $483.30 | $537.00 | Aug 27, 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 | $213.60 | $234.80 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $252.00 | $257.40 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $85.15 | $195.57 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $151.00 | $151.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $127.00 | $127.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $141.38 | $141.38 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $179.40 | $179.40 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $206.15 | $206.15 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $483.30 | $483.30 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $271.70 | $271.70 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $384.00 | $384.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $331.20 | $331.20 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $71.20 | $71.20 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $305.00 | $305.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $293.00 | $293.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $156.81 | $156.81 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $164.71 | $164.71 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $203.28 | $203.28 |
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 arm cast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Arm cast explained.
Short arm cast (elbow to hand) in other states
- Alabama$254.30
- Alaska$431.73
- Arizona$1,822.00
- Arkansas$120.22
- California$499.20
- Colorado$261.91
- Connecticut$523.60
- Delaware$918.96, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$607.96, 3 hospitals
- Florida$621.50
- Georgia$887.00
- Hawaii$570.05
- Idaho$218.40
- Illinois$300.00
- Indiana$360.75
- Iowa$232.90
- Kansas$267.50
- Kentucky$166.64
- Louisiana$179.39
- Maine$187.25
- Maryland$226.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$643.61
- Michigan$247.00
- Minnesota$260.10
- Mississippi$157.50
- Missouri$267.93
- Nebraska$207.84
- Nevada$304.00
- New Hampshire$130.93
- New Jersey$879.00
- New Mexico$225.00
- New York$427.00
- North Carolina$331.50
- North Dakota$309.50
- Ohio$300.75
- Oklahoma$246.62
- Oregon$263.78
- Pennsylvania$415.87
- Puerto Rico$67.81, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$405.00
- South Carolina$441.62
- South Dakota$306.75
- Tennessee$160.16
- Texas$294.90
- Utah$434.92, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$403.50
- Virginia$273.00
- Washington$439.45
- West Virginia$288.00
- Wisconsin$240.80
- Wyoming$167.63
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.