Knee MRI cost in Montana
In Montana, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $877.41 to $3,188.70, with a median of $1,721.88. The lowest price is at Sidney Health Center (Sidney). The highest price is 3.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,721.88, is 7% below the US median of $1,852.45.
- That is 7.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Montana ranks 22nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 24 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 73721. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$877.41Sidney Health Center
Median$1,721.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,188.70in Montana
Lowest saves$844.47vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney · Sidney, MT MRI LOWER EXT JT WO CONTRAST | $877.41 | $1,417.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT MRI LOWER EXT/JOINT W/O | $1,113.78 | $1,713.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE LIMITED | $1,154.40 | $1,443.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT MRI LOWER EXT/JOINT W/O | $1,184.30 | $1,822.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT MR Exam | $1,298.05 | $1,997.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn one side Malta · Malta, MT MRI ANKLE LEFT WO | $1,363.00 | $1,363.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater one side Townsend · Helena, MT MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,417.00 | $1,417.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,545.98 | $2,061.30 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT MR Exam | $1,607.45 | $2,473.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic one side Columbus · Billings, MT MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,631.00 | $1,631.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,719.75 | $2,293.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,719.75 | $2,293.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC MRI LOWER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $1,724.00 | $2,155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT MR Exam | $1,805.54 | $2,777.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC MRI LOWER EXT JT WO CONTRAST | $1,824.80 | $2,281.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT MAGNETIC RESONANCE TECHNOLOGY (MRT) - GENERAL CLASSIFICATION | $1,887.42 | $2,220.50 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,969.35 | $2,073.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,993.10 | $2,098.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $2,063.70 | $2,293.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC MRI LOWER EXT JT WO CONTRAST | $2,189.60 | $2,737.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT MR Exam | $2,963.84 | $4,559.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital one side Great Falls · Great Falls, MT MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $3,087.00 | $3,087.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $3,120.35 | $3,671.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $3,188.70 | $3,543.00 | 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 | $1,824.80 | $2,007.20 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $1,417.00 | $1,652.21 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $1,113.78 | $1,149.04 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $1,545.98 | $1,545.98 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $1,631.00 | $1,631.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $1,805.54 | $1,805.54 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $1,607.45 | $1,607.45 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $2,963.84 | $2,963.84 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $1,969.35 | $1,969.35 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $2,063.70 | $2,063.70 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $3,087.00 | $3,087.00 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $1,993.10 | $1,993.10 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $1,363.00 | $1,363.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $1,154.40 | $1,154.40 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $3,188.70 | $3,188.70 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $1,724.00 | $1,724.00 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $1,719.75 | $1,719.75 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $3,120.35 | $3,120.35 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $1,298.05 | $1,298.05 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $877.41 | $877.41 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $1,719.75 | $1,719.75 |
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 knee MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee MRI explained.
MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,634.49
- Alaska$3,222.01
- Arizona$1,497.02
- Arkansas$879.91
- California$3,030.39
- Colorado$2,070.77
- Connecticut$1,619.00
- Delaware$2,452.40
- District of Columbia$1,908.78, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,499.31
- Georgia$1,515.69
- Hawaii$1,503.60
- Idaho$1,771.00
- Illinois$2,811.72
- Indiana$1,028.79
- Iowa$2,231.66
- Kansas$1,270.44
- Kentucky$1,560.97
- Louisiana$866.96
- Maine$1,499.60
- Maryland$554.08
- Massachusetts$1,841.85
- Michigan$1,615.23
- Minnesota$1,972.56
- Mississippi$1,178.64
- Missouri$1,758.30
- Nebraska$2,540.01
- Nevada$2,297.12
- New Hampshire$2,187.22
- New Jersey$414.60
- New Mexico$1,472.24
- New York$1,201.85
- North Carolina$2,061.00
- North Dakota$1,932.80
- Ohio$1,752.50
- Oklahoma$1,345.20
- Oregon$1,776.00
- Pennsylvania$2,036.58
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,100.00
- South Carolina$2,446.60
- South Dakota$3,169.60
- Tennessee$960.36
- Texas$2,198.29
- Utah$4,649.61
- Vermont$3,362.13
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,894.86
- West Virginia$1,302.00
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$1,910.40
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.