Appendectomy cost in Montana
In Montana, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $893.60 to $17,712.00, with a median of $1,376.80. The lowest price is at Providence St Joseph Medical Center (Polson). The highest price is 19.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,376.80, is 82% below the US median of $7,737.00.
- Montana has the lowest median of 39 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 6 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 44970. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 28, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$893.60Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$1,376.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$17,712.00in Montana
Lowest saves$483.20vs 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 44970 LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $893.60 | $1,117.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT LAPAROSCOPY SURGICAL APPENDECTOMY | $1,256.36 | $2,029.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $1,376.80 | $1,721.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT PR LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $1,376.80 | $1,721.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT OPERATING ROOM SERVICES - GENERAL CLASSIFICATION | $4,395.04 | $5,170.64 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $17,712.00 | $17,712.00 | 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.
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 | $1,376.80 | $1,376.80 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $17,712.00 | $17,712.00 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $4,395.04 | $4,395.04 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $893.60 | $893.60 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $1,256.36 | $1,256.36 |
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 appendectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Appendectomy explained.
Laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts) in other states
- Alabama$14,961.68
- Alaska$6,136.26, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$14,884.04
- Arkansas$5,543.95
- California$8,168.45
- Colorado$7,536.32
- Connecticut$3,485.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$7,287.90, 1 hospital
- Florida$11,216.99
- Georgia$10,651.00
- Hawaii$8,815.80
- Idaho$8,070.00
- Illinois$6,446.00
- Indiana$14,251.44
- Iowa$4,030.82
- Kansas$4,683.60
- Kentucky$10,468.60
- Louisiana$4,725.37
- Maine$1,618.89, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$7,459.82, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$10,183.54
- Michigan$8,484.45
- Minnesota$4,048.62
- Mississippi$5,202.24
- Missouri$6,736.51
- Nebraska$4,030.82
- Nevada$6,672.70
- New Hampshire$6,643.90, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$13,701.41
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$6,395.20
- North Dakota$7,742.12, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$17,444.70
- Oklahoma$2,214.10
- Oregon$11,530.25
- Pennsylvania$10,429.29
- Puerto Rico$1,250.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$9,455.56, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$18,643.74
- South Dakota$12,716.00
- Tennessee$3,430.24
- Texas$7,083.76
- Utah$6,435.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$4,790.66, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$17,536.05
- Washington$7,777.50
- West Virginia$7,294.75
- Wisconsin$4,257.77
- Wyoming$3,878.85, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.