Blood transfusion cost in Montana
In Montana, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $193.20 to $1,926.00, with a median of $757.40. The lowest price is at Sidney Health Center (Sidney). The highest price is 10.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $757.40, is about the same as the US median of $760.00.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- Montana ranks 26th of 50 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 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$193.20Sidney Health Center
Median$757.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,926.00in Montana
Lowest saves$564.20vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney · Sidney, MT TRANSFUSION BLOOD BLOOD COMPONENTS | $193.20 | $312.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $295.20 | $369.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT TRANSFUSION, BLD OR BLD CMPT | $313.30 | $482.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Transfusion of blood or blood products | $335.63 | $447.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Transfusion of blood or blood products | $335.63 | $447.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $359.20 | $449.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT BB BLOOD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION | $362.00 | $362.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT Blood Product Administration | $456.00 | $570.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Transfusion of blood or blood products | $723.45 | $964.60 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT TWN Blood Transfusion | $746.69 | $1,148.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT TWN Blood Transfusion | $746.69 | $1,148.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT TWN Blood Transfusion | $746.69 | $1,148.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 36430 Transfusion Admin | $746.69 | $1,148.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT TRANSFUSION,BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS | $768.10 | $960.13 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT BB-BLOOD ADMINISTRATION FEE | $773.34 | $1,189.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Transfusion of blood or blood products | $811.00 | $811.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Transfusion of blood or blood products | $938.00 | $938.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Transfusion of blood or blood products | $975.00 | $975.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC ADMIN BLOOD TRANSFUSION DAILY | $975.75 | $1,147.94 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,032.74 | $1,087.09 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC ED BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $1,038.40 | $1,298.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,242.90 | $1,381.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $1,246.40 | $1,558.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,302.45 | $1,371.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $1,316.00 | $1,316.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,926.00 | $2,140.00 | Oct 13, 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 | $1,038.40 | $1,142.40 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $811.00 | $893.38 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $313.30 | $543.32 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $359.20 | $407.60 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $723.45 | $723.45 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $975.00 | $975.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $746.69 | $746.69 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $746.69 | $746.69 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $746.69 | $746.69 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $1,032.74 | $1,032.74 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $1,242.90 | $1,242.90 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $1,316.00 | $1,316.00 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $1,302.45 | $1,302.45 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $362.00 | $362.00 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $1,926.00 | $1,926.00 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $295.20 | $295.20 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $335.63 | $335.63 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $938.00 | $938.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $746.69 | $746.69 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $193.20 | $193.20 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $768.10 | $768.10 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $335.63 | $335.63 |
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 blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alabama$392.70
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Kentucky$603.00
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maine$493.75
- Maryland$519.20
- Massachusetts$920.00
- Michigan$751.40
- Minnesota$704.76
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Nebraska$755.39
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Carolina$745.50
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$724.90
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Carolina$1,023.10
- South Dakota$966.40
- Tennessee$397.54
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- Washington$1,015.25
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.