Lower back MRI cost in Montana
In Montana, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye: from $527.31 to $4,172.40, with a median of $1,753.00. The lowest price is at Logan Health - Cut Bank (Cut Bank). The highest price is 7.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,753.00, is 8% below the US median of $1,902.72.
- That is 7.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Montana ranks 22nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 25 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 72148. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$527.31Logan Health - Cut Bank
Median$1,753.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,172.40in Montana
Lowest saves$1,225.69vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Cut Bank lowest Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT MR Exam | $527.31 | $811.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT MRI L SPINE WO CONTRAST | $876.79 | $1,416.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O LIMITED | $1,056.74 | $1,625.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,331.20 | $1,664.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O | $1,358.50 | $2,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $1,517.00 | $1,517.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT MR Exam | $1,524.09 | $2,344.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST-LIMITED | $1,620.73 | $1,906.74 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $1,662.38 | $2,216.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $1,662.38 | $2,216.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT MR Exam | $1,693.25 | $2,605.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $1,739.93 | $2,319.90 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $1,753.00 | $1,753.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT MR Exam | $1,805.54 | $2,777.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O DYE | $1,956.80 | $2,446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT MRI Spine Lumbar w/o Contrast | $2,051.72 | $2,564.65 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $2,081.45 | $2,191.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE - MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $2,082.40 | $2,603.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $2,096.65 | $2,207.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $2,222.10 | $2,469.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT MRI SCAN OF LOWER SPINAL CANAL WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,426.00 | $2,426.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC MRI LUMBAR SPINE - MRI LUMBAR SPINE WO CONTRAST | $2,499.20 | $3,124.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST | $2,809.00 | $2,809.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $3,495.20 | $4,112.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT MRI scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | $4,172.40 | $4,636.00 | 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.
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 | $2,082.40 | $2,290.80 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $1,620.73 | $1,686.86 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $1,056.74 | $1,207.62 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $1,331.20 | $1,691.46 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $1,739.93 | $1,739.93 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $1,517.00 | $1,517.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $1,805.54 | $1,805.54 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $1,693.25 | $1,693.25 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $527.31 | $527.31 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $2,096.65 | $2,096.65 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $2,222.10 | $2,222.10 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $2,426.00 | $2,426.00 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $2,081.45 | $2,081.45 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $2,809.00 | $2,809.00 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $4,172.40 | $4,172.40 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $1,956.80 | $1,956.80 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $1,662.38 | $1,662.38 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $3,495.20 | $3,495.20 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $1,524.09 | $1,524.09 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $876.79 | $876.79 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $1,662.38 | $1,662.38 |
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 lower back MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lower back MRI explained.
MRI of the lower back, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,596.76
- Alaska$3,437.78
- Arizona$1,752.45
- Arkansas$891.78
- California$3,060.69
- Colorado$2,164.66
- Connecticut$1,437.00
- Delaware$2,452.48
- District of Columbia$2,013.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,699.50
- Georgia$1,713.00
- Hawaii$1,531.60
- Idaho$1,557.45
- Illinois$2,881.44
- Indiana$1,016.72
- Iowa$2,371.13
- Kansas$1,240.13
- Kentucky$1,725.03
- Louisiana$1,032.62
- Maine$1,419.25
- Maryland$495.14
- Massachusetts$1,805.25
- Michigan$1,806.88
- Minnesota$2,036.24
- Mississippi$1,302.62
- Missouri$1,861.45
- Nebraska$3,216.00
- Nevada$2,308.53
- New Hampshire$2,455.25
- New Jersey$591.91
- New Mexico$2,038.78
- New York$1,307.22
- North Carolina$2,227.59
- North Dakota$1,934.90
- Ohio$1,666.80
- Oklahoma$1,264.00
- Oregon$1,870.75
- Pennsylvania$1,790.00
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,250.00
- South Carolina$2,193.60
- South Dakota$3,269.60
- Tennessee$984.54
- Texas$2,190.02
- Utah$4,273.11
- Vermont$3,576.90
- Virginia$2,000.00
- Washington$2,100.33
- West Virginia$1,350.75
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$2,274.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.