Lumbar facet injection cost in Montana
In Montana, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $383.20 to $5,613.60, with a median of $1,119.03. The lowest price is at Big Sky Medical Center (Big Sky). The highest price is 14.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,119.03, is 27% below the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Montana ranks 11th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 14 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 64493. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$383.20Big Sky Medical Center
Median$1,119.03half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,613.60in Montana
Lowest saves$735.83vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Medical Center lowest Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $383.20 | $479.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT INJ AGNT JOINT LUM SAC 1ST LVL | $486.70 | $786.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINTIMG GUIDELUMBAR/SAC 1ST LEVEL | $590.40 | $738.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $812.33 | $1,083.10 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $996.00 | $1,245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,008.75 | $1,345.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,008.75 | $1,345.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,229.30 | $1,294.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT INJ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET,SNGLVL | $1,308.45 | $2,013.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,310.40 | $1,638.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,412.46 | $1,486.80 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,663.20 | $1,848.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital one side Great Falls · Great Falls, MT INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $3,830.00 | $3,830.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT OPERATING ROOM SERVICES - MINOR SURGERY | $5,613.60 | $6,604.24 | Mar 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 | $383.20 | $486.80 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $812.33 | $812.33 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $1,229.30 | $1,229.30 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $1,663.20 | $1,663.20 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $3,830.00 | $3,830.00 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $5,613.60 | $5,613.60 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $1,308.45 | $1,308.45 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $1,412.46 | $1,412.46 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $1,310.40 | $1,310.40 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $996.00 | $996.00 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $1,008.75 | $1,008.75 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $486.70 | $486.70 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $1,008.75 | $1,008.75 |
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 lumbar facet injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar facet injection explained.
Facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,074.14
- Alaska$2,264.54
- Arizona$1,226.64
- Arkansas$913.06
- California$2,059.20
- Colorado$1,188.86
- Connecticut$2,618.94
- Delaware$3,859.80
- District of Columbia$2,054.04, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,237.58
- Georgia$2,155.95
- Hawaii$1,545.00
- Idaho$1,457.26
- Illinois$1,550.00
- Indiana$1,156.05
- Iowa$1,360.43
- Kansas$1,012.00
- Kentucky$1,231.22
- Louisiana$720.00
- Maine$1,078.44
- Maryland$792.73, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,466.10
- Michigan$1,187.45
- Minnesota$1,422.85
- Mississippi$683.10
- Missouri$1,084.30
- Nebraska$1,643.01
- Nevada$812.00
- New Hampshire$1,352.52
- New Jersey$2,840.72
- New Mexico$1,137.20
- New York$2,006.79
- North Carolina$1,294.20
- North Dakota$1,343.86
- Ohio$2,183.95
- Oklahoma$1,129.04
- Oregon$1,925.33
- Pennsylvania$1,440.80
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,700.00
- South Carolina$2,292.60
- South Dakota$1,980.79
- Tennessee$699.82
- Texas$1,734.63
- Utah$1,307.03, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,318.00
- Virginia$1,405.25
- Washington$2,299.70
- West Virginia$1,017.50
- Wisconsin$1,530.62
- Wyoming$1,753.92
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.