Bone scan cost in Montana
In Montana, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $618.59 to $2,586.85, with a median of $1,356.72. The lowest price is at Sidney Health Center (Sidney). The highest price is 4.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,356.72, is 3% below the US median of $1,392.50.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Montana ranks 25th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 12 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 78306. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$618.59Sidney Health Center
Median$1,356.72half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,586.85in Montana
Lowest saves$738.13vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney · Sidney, MT NM BONE AND OR JNT IMG WHOLE BODY | $618.59 | $999.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY - NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $932.80 | $1,166.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT NUCLEAR MEDICINE - DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES | $1,097.08 | $1,290.69 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,151.10 | $1,534.80 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT BONE SCAN, COMPLETE | $1,161.88 | $1,787.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT NM Exam | $1,218.59 | $1,874.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT BONE SCAN, COMPLETE | $1,494.84 | $2,299.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,526.65 | $1,607.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC NM BONE AND OR JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY CDM | $1,540.00 | $1,925.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1,630.80 | $1,812.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BONE AND/OR JOINT WHOLE BODY | $1,766.00 | $1,766.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $2,586.85 | $2,723.00 | Jun 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $1,161.88 | $1,328.36 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $1,151.10 | $1,151.10 |
| Bozeman, MT | 1 | $932.80 | $932.80 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $1,526.65 | $1,526.65 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $1,630.80 | $1,630.80 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $1,766.00 | $1,766.00 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $1,097.08 | $1,097.08 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $2,586.85 | $2,586.85 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $1,540.00 | $1,540.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $1,218.59 | $1,218.59 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $618.59 | $618.59 |
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 bone scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Bone scan explained.
Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) in other states
- Alabama$1,100.85
- Alaska$1,972.21
- Arizona$1,424.06
- Arkansas$652.08
- California$2,121.60
- Colorado$2,060.40
- Connecticut$1,582.96
- Delaware$2,067.55
- District of Columbia$1,570.71, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,538.25
- Georgia$1,275.78
- Hawaii$1,080.10
- Idaho$1,425.00
- Illinois$1,576.38
- Indiana$1,579.50
- Iowa$1,227.20
- Kansas$965.24
- Kentucky$1,336.20
- Louisiana$549.78
- Maine$1,168.88
- Maryland$1,238.19
- Massachusetts$1,313.90
- Michigan$993.74
- Minnesota$1,224.09
- Mississippi$648.69
- Missouri$1,422.20
- Nebraska$1,833.58
- Nevada$1,574.10
- New Hampshire$1,891.00
- New Jersey$525.99
- New Mexico$1,023.33
- New York$985.00
- North Carolina$1,455.00
- North Dakota$1,065.33
- Ohio$1,535.40
- Oklahoma$954.00
- Oregon$1,416.81
- Pennsylvania$1,228.80
- Puerto Rico$369.00
- Rhode Island$601.80
- South Carolina$1,457.70
- South Dakota$1,969.60
- Tennessee$677.21
- Texas$1,570.65
- Utah$2,827.12
- Vermont$2,010.00
- Virginia$1,392.50
- Washington$1,483.25
- West Virginia$871.00
- Wisconsin$1,490.00
- Wyoming$1,664.97
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.