Upper endoscopy cost in Montana
In Montana, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $178.40 to $2,112.00, with a median of $1,054.30. The lowest price is at Providence St Joseph Medical Center (Polson). The highest price is 11.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,054.30, is 32% below the US median of $1,548.75.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Montana ranks 8th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 15 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 43235. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$178.40Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$1,054.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,112.00in Montana
Lowest saves$875.90vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson · Polson, MT HC PR 43235 EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $178.40 | $223.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach or small bowel using an endoscope | $390.00 | $488.00 | — source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $540.00 | $675.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT PR ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $540.00 | $675.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT UPR GI ENDOSCOPY DX WWO SPECIMEN COLLECTION BRUSH WASH(SEP PROC) | $577.10 | $932.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $866.00 | $866.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC ED ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC CDM | $990.40 | $1,238.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSIS | $1,054.30 | $1,622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT EGD FLEX TRANSORAL DX W/WO SPECIMEN COLL | $1,525.44 | $1,906.80 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 43235 ENDO EGD w/wo Collection | $1,543.75 | $2,375.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY | $1,790.91 | $2,755.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 43235 ENDO EGD w/wo Collection | $1,882.08 | $2,895.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT 43235 EGD FLEX TRANSORAL DX W/BX | $1,920.00 | $2,400.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT GASTRO-INTESTINAL (GI) - GENERAL CLASSIFICATION | $1,945.86 | $2,289.24 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $2,112.00 | $2,112.00 | 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 | $540.00 | $540.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $990.40 | $1,455.20 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $390.00 | $390.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $866.00 | $866.00 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $1,882.08 | $1,882.08 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $1,543.75 | $1,543.75 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $2,112.00 | $2,112.00 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $1,945.86 | $1,945.86 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $1,054.30 | $1,054.30 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $178.40 | $178.40 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $1,790.91 | $1,790.91 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $577.10 | $577.10 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $1,525.44 | $1,525.44 |
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 upper endoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy explained.
Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in other states
- Alabama$1,775.19
- Alaska$1,365.50
- Arizona$2,139.15
- Arkansas$1,500.00
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$1,937.06
- Connecticut$3,288.29
- Delaware$2,236.08
- District of Columbia$1,280.80, 2 hospitals
- Florida$2,294.00
- Georgia$1,542.28
- Hawaii$1,843.80
- Idaho$2,145.60
- Illinois$2,019.50
- Indiana$2,373.60
- Iowa$1,625.46
- Kansas$1,280.40
- Kentucky$1,341.00
- Louisiana$791.37
- Maine$1,017.79
- Maryland$1,962.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,802.81
- Michigan$791.40
- Minnesota$1,210.94
- Mississippi$972.66
- Missouri$1,504.18
- Nebraska$1,664.43
- Nevada$1,088.10
- New Hampshire$1,443.00
- New Jersey$2,156.55
- New Mexico$1,780.50
- New York$1,645.00
- North Carolina$1,510.34
- North Dakota$1,546.60
- Ohio$2,598.70
- Oklahoma$1,141.40
- Oregon$1,738.53
- Pennsylvania$1,895.40
- Puerto Rico$275.42
- Rhode Island$3,101.40
- South Carolina$1,951.89
- South Dakota$1,244.09
- Tennessee$964.15
- Texas$1,455.68
- Utah$1,542.16, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$2,880.00
- Virginia$1,484.00
- Washington$1,631.24
- West Virginia$829.00
- Wisconsin$1,467.98
- Wyoming$1,918.62
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.