Sigmoidoscopy cost in Montana
In Montana, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only): from $219.00 to $2,088.00, with a median of $1,088.90. The lowest price is at Big Sandy Medical Center (Big Sandy). The highest price is 9.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,088.90, is 10% below the US median of $1,203.93.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Montana ranks 18th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 16 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 45330. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$219.00Big Sandy Medical Center
Median$1,088.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,088.00in Montana
Lowest saves$869.90vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Medical Center lowest Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Sigmoidoscopy | $219.00 | $274.00 | — source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $259.25 | $305.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLEXIBLE DX WWO SPECIMENS BRUSHING WASHING(SEP PROC) | $266.88 | $431.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC PR 45330 DIAGNOSTIC SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $281.60 | $352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $282.40 | $353.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $282.40 | $353.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $457.00 | $457.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC ED SIGMOID DX FLX W WO SPEC COLL CDM | $997.60 | $1,247.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX W/WO SPECIMEN COLLECT | $1,180.20 | $1,475.25 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT DIAGNOSTIC SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $1,494.51 | $2,299.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,563.30 | $1,737.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT GASTRO-INTESTINAL (GI) - GENERAL CLASSIFICATION | $1,633.88 | $1,922.21 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT SIGMOIDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSTIC | $1,824.71 | $2,807.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 45330 Sigmoidoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec Br/Wa If Pfrmd | $1,917.66 | $2,950.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT 45330 Sigmoidoscopy, flexible; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washin | $1,920.00 | $2,400.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF LOWER PORTION OF LARGE BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $2,088.00 | $2,088.00 | 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 | $282.40 | $282.40 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $997.60 | $1,458.80 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $219.00 | $219.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $457.00 | $457.00 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $1,917.66 | $1,917.66 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $1,563.30 | $1,563.30 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $2,088.00 | $2,088.00 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $1,633.88 | $1,633.88 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $1,494.51 | $1,494.51 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $281.60 | $281.60 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $259.25 | $259.25 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $1,824.71 | $1,824.71 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $266.88 | $266.88 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $1,180.20 | $1,180.20 |
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 sigmoidoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sigmoidoscopy explained.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only) in other states
- Alabama$1,150.60
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$2,618.00
- Arkansas$677.64
- California$1,829.60
- Colorado$756.44
- Connecticut$3,217.67
- Delaware$1,480.08
- District of Columbia$2,239.64, 1 hospital
- Florida$2,801.60
- Georgia$1,331.00
- Hawaii$1,259.30
- Idaho$1,082.00
- Illinois$1,065.00
- Indiana$2,076.98
- Iowa$1,755.40
- Kansas$876.00
- Kentucky$2,608.70
- Louisiana$504.78
- Maine$558.13, 4 hospitals
- Maryland$2,784.86, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,850.58
- Michigan$2,399.00
- Minnesota$944.38
- Mississippi$759.79
- Missouri$1,246.20
- Nebraska$1,455.24
- Nevada$1,011.00
- New Hampshire$603.74
- New Jersey$1,216.56
- New Mexico$965.10
- New York$1,994.00
- North Carolina$1,217.40
- North Dakota$1,103.25
- Ohio$2,563.60
- Oklahoma$1,014.60
- Oregon$1,069.17
- Pennsylvania$1,158.00
- Puerto Rico$1,850.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,331.60
- South Carolina$1,812.00
- South Dakota$1,144.80
- Tennessee$672.75
- Texas$924.13
- Utah$819.32, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$1,255.84
- Virginia$1,130.85
- Washington$1,571.88
- West Virginia$859.59
- Wisconsin$819.51
- Wyoming$1,618.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.