Basic metabolic panel cost in Montana
In Montana, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $9.40 to $196.20, with a median of $94.25. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 20.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $94.25, is 6% above the US median of $89.07.
- That is 11.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.46).
- Montana ranks 32nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 29 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 80048. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.40Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$94.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$196.20in Montana
Lowest saves$84.85vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $9.40 | $9.40 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT METABOLIC PANEL TOT CA | $14.95 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $36.80 | $46.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT METABOLIC PANEL TOT CA | $37.21 | $57.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $44.00 | $55.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $47.22 | $49.70 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT LABORATORY - CHEMISTRY | $50.66 | $59.60 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $53.60 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT BASIC METABOLIC PANEL 80048 | $71.83 | $116.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Basic metabolic panel | $75.00 | $94.00 | — source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $79.00 | $79.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $82.00 | $82.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $85.60 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $89.30 | $94.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT Chem 8 | $94.25 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT Charge Chem 8 | $94.25 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT Charge Chem 8 | $94.25 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT Chem 8 | $94.25 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $111.83 | $149.10 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT BASIC METABOLIC PANEL ePOC | $116.00 | $116.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $121.00 | $121.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $135.00 | $150.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $136.08 | $151.20 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $137.63 | $183.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $137.63 | $183.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $140.12 | $175.15 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT Basic Metabolic Panel | $150.86 | $188.58 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $151.00 | $151.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $196.20 | $218.00 | 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 | $36.80 | $40.40 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $50.66 | $64.83 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $14.95 | $26.08 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $53.60 | $102.23 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $111.83 | $111.83 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $82.00 | $82.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $94.25 | $94.25 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $94.25 | $94.25 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $94.25 | $94.25 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $89.30 | $89.30 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $9.40 | $9.40 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $47.22 | $47.22 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $116.00 | $116.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $136.08 | $136.08 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $196.20 | $196.20 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $85.60 | $85.60 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $137.63 | $137.63 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $121.00 | $121.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $151.00 | $151.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $94.25 | $94.25 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $71.83 | $71.83 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $140.12 | $140.12 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $137.63 | $137.63 |
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 basic metabolic panel is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Basic metabolic panel explained.
Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in other states
- Alabama$59.90
- Alaska$132.93
- Arizona$71.77
- Arkansas$94.00
- California$193.20
- Colorado$135.00
- Connecticut$172.70
- Delaware$134.05
- District of Columbia$220.21, 3 hospitals
- Florida$329.95
- Georgia$118.81
- Hawaii$83.85
- Idaho$54.90
- Illinois$126.65
- Indiana$78.19
- Iowa$86.40
- Kansas$66.75
- Kentucky$83.60
- Louisiana$33.30
- Maine$78.09
- Maryland$31.61
- Massachusetts$77.58
- Michigan$54.03
- Minnesota$100.24
- Mississippi$54.94
- Missouri$111.73
- Nebraska$144.53
- Nevada$149.00
- New Hampshire$68.85
- New Jersey$9.73
- New Mexico$152.10
- New York$58.00
- North Carolina$128.42
- North Dakota$74.32
- Ohio$65.57
- Oklahoma$55.00
- Oregon$48.00
- Pennsylvania$73.40
- Puerto Rico$60.00
- Rhode Island$34.65, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$214.50
- South Dakota$143.20
- Tennessee$73.80
- Texas$209.70
- Utah$210.48
- Vermont$93.00
- Virginia$75.00
- Washington$74.90
- West Virginia$54.00
- Wisconsin$88.35
- Wyoming$83.24
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.