Leg cast cost in Montana
In Montana, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $34.06 to $394.00, with a median of $224.46. The lowest price is at Sidney Health Center (Sidney). The highest price is 11.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $224.46, is 33% below the US median of $332.84.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Montana ranks 10th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 18 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 29405. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$34.06Sidney Health Center
Median$224.46half of hospitals charge less
Highest$394.00in Montana
Lowest saves$190.40vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney · Sidney, MT ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $34.06 | $55.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $78.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC PR ED 29405 SHORT LEG CAST APPLICATION CDM | $84.80 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 29405 Application Short Leg Cast Below Knee-Toe | $130.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Apply Cast Short Leg | $153.00 | $191.00 | — source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 29405 ED PROC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST | $178.10 | $274.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT SHORT LEG CAST APPLICATION | $205.80 | $257.25 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $206.40 | $258.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT PBB APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $215.22 | $253.20 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Application of short leg cast | $233.70 | $246.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT CAST-SHORT LEG | $245.86 | $378.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Application of short leg cast | $249.85 | $263.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Application of short leg cast | $251.10 | $279.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Application of short leg cast | $259.00 | $259.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $260.80 | $326.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Application of short leg cast | $305.00 | $305.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC ED SHORT LEG CAST APPLICATION CDM | $331.20 | $414.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT SHORT LEG CAST | $394.00 | $394.00 | Jun 16, 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 | $206.40 | $233.60 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $78.00 | $161.93 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $153.00 | $153.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $130.00 | $130.00 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $178.10 | $178.10 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $233.70 | $233.70 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $251.10 | $251.10 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $215.22 | $215.22 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $249.85 | $249.85 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $394.00 | $394.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $331.20 | $331.20 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $84.80 | $84.80 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $305.00 | $305.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $259.00 | $259.00 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $34.06 | $34.06 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $205.80 | $205.80 |
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 leg cast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg cast explained.
Short leg cast (below the knee) in other states
- Alabama$249.00
- Alaska$432.12
- Arizona$343.22
- Arkansas$167.00
- California$499.20
- Colorado$347.49
- Connecticut$658.80
- Delaware$484.68
- District of Columbia$559.42, 3 hospitals
- Florida$590.80
- Georgia$316.80
- Hawaii$780.50
- Idaho$237.30
- Illinois$354.00
- Indiana$378.60
- Iowa$236.00
- Kansas$263.00
- Kentucky$191.87
- Louisiana$209.20
- Maine$175.50
- Maryland$175.60, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$620.70
- Michigan$273.00
- Minnesota$297.95
- Mississippi$183.25
- Missouri$283.60
- Nebraska$202.08
- Nevada$306.00
- New Hampshire$239.83
- New Jersey$654.00
- New Mexico$213.90
- New York$491.00
- North Carolina$379.80
- North Dakota$352.80
- Ohio$380.91
- Oklahoma$174.73
- Oregon$291.20
- Pennsylvania$520.80
- Puerto Rico$150.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$405.00
- South Carolina$418.98
- South Dakota$311.75
- Tennessee$150.87
- Texas$339.15
- Utah$429.53, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$361.79
- Virginia$318.00
- Washington$347.40
- West Virginia$318.50
- Wisconsin$235.00
- Wyoming$464.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.