PET/CT scan cost in Montana
In Montana, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $2,956.07 to $6,660.06, with a median of $5,464.42. The lowest price is at Sidney Health Center (Sidney). The highest price is 2.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,464.42, is 23% above the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Montana ranks 32nd of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 78815. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,956.07Sidney Health Center
Median$5,464.42half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,660.06in Montana
Lowest saves$2,508.35vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney · Sidney, MT PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,956.07 | $4,774.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $4,475.18 | $5,966.90 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC PET CT SKULL TO MID THIGH | $4,868.83 | $5,728.03 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $6,060.00 | $7,575.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $6,515.20 | $8,144.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT PET; SKULLBASE MID THIGH W CT | $6,660.06 | $10,246.25 | Apr 1, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $4,475.18 | $4,475.18 |
| Bozeman, MT | 1 | $6,515.20 | $6,515.20 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $4,868.83 | $4,868.83 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $6,660.06 | $6,660.06 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $6,060.00 | $6,060.00 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $2,956.07 | $2,956.07 |
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 PET/CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PET/CT scan explained.
PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh in other states
- Alabama$3,334.35
- Alaska$9,141.60, 1 hospital
- Arizona$5,742.76
- Arkansas$1,652.12
- California$7,218.40
- Colorado$7,146.56
- Connecticut$7,222.84
- Delaware$6,480.73
- District of Columbia$5,840.75, 3 hospitals
- Florida$5,759.00
- Georgia$3,529.11
- Hawaii$3,532.20
- Idaho$6,944.40
- Illinois$5,905.20
- Indiana$4,058.40
- Iowa$4,210.40
- Kansas$3,803.29
- Kentucky$3,743.14
- Louisiana$1,947.68
- Maine$3,271.10
- Maryland$6,530.25
- Massachusetts$5,553.00
- Michigan$5,519.90
- Minnesota$2,782.85
- Mississippi$2,966.64
- Missouri$4,270.46
- Nebraska$5,350.49
- Nevada$1,555.00
- New Hampshire$3,871.28
- New Jersey$1,850.11
- New Mexico$3,573.00
- New York$4,004.95
- North Carolina$3,952.20
- North Dakota$3,949.14
- Ohio$4,854.75
- Oklahoma$3,981.64
- Oregon$4,612.98
- Pennsylvania$7,245.60
- Puerto Rico$6,250.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$3,703.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$4,294.75
- South Dakota$7,357.20, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$1,999.84
- Texas$4,263.76
- Utah$2,964.92, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$6,743.68, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$4,409.00
- Washington$4,391.15
- West Virginia$3,362.75
- Wisconsin$4,245.00
- Wyoming$7,654.00, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.