Lipid panel cost in Montana
In Montana, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test: from $14.88 to $232.00, with a median of $83.30. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 15.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $83.30, is 2% below the US median of $85.00.
- That is 6.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.39).
- Montana ranks 21st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 28 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 80061. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$14.88Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$83.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$232.00in Montana
Lowest saves$68.42vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT LIPID PANEL | $14.88 | $14.88 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT LIPID PROFILE | $23.40 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $37.00 | $37.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC LIPID PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $39.20 | $49.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT LIPID PROFILE | $39.32 | $60.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC LIPID PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $47.20 | $59.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT LABORATORY - CHEMISTRY | $48.25 | $56.76 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT Lipid Panel, Lipo | $65.81 | $101.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT Lipid Panel, Lipo | $65.81 | $101.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT Lipid Panel, Lipo | $65.81 | $101.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT Lipid Panel, Lipo | $65.81 | $101.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC LIPID PANEL | $67.20 | $84.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT LIPID PANEL 80061 | $73.69 | $119.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $76.20 | $101.60 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC LIPID PANEL | $90.40 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $105.45 | $111.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $110.00 | $110.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $116.00 | $116.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $135.00 | $150.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $148.50 | $165.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $152.63 | $203.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $152.63 | $203.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT Lipid Pnl | $153.01 | $191.26 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT LIPID PANEL | $154.00 | $154.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT LIPID PROFILE | $154.50 | $193.12 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $191.70 | $213.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $208.00 | $208.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Blood test, lipids | $232.00 | $290.00 | — 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 | $39.20 | $43.20 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $48.25 | $79.12 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $23.40 | $31.36 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $67.20 | $110.10 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $76.20 | $76.20 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $232.00 | $232.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $65.81 | $65.81 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $65.81 | $65.81 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $65.81 | $65.81 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $105.45 | $105.45 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $191.70 | $191.70 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $14.88 | $14.88 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $154.00 | $154.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $148.50 | $148.50 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $90.40 | $90.40 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $152.63 | $152.63 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $116.00 | $116.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $65.81 | $65.81 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $73.69 | $73.69 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $154.50 | $154.50 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $152.63 | $152.63 |
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 lipid panel is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lipid panel explained.
Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in other states
- Alabama$52.25
- Alaska$98.53
- Arizona$39.36
- Arkansas$71.50
- California$101.40
- Colorado$123.25
- Connecticut$89.04
- Delaware$163.63
- District of Columbia$104.04, 3 hospitals
- Florida$101.27
- Georgia$75.90
- Hawaii$116.90
- Idaho$56.25
- Illinois$124.50
- Indiana$105.00
- Iowa$87.20
- Kansas$88.00
- Kentucky$114.00
- Louisiana$49.16
- Maine$74.10
- Maryland$54.62
- Massachusetts$102.00
- Michigan$50.95
- Minnesota$94.37
- Mississippi$53.50
- Missouri$102.00
- Nebraska$122.00
- Nevada$154.00
- New Hampshire$121.54
- New Jersey$15.40
- New Mexico$133.09
- New York$68.00
- North Carolina$84.00
- North Dakota$74.00
- Ohio$52.91
- Oklahoma$69.60
- Oregon$57.75
- Pennsylvania$89.35
- Puerto Rico$55.11
- Rhode Island$108.60
- South Carolina$93.00
- South Dakota$108.00
- Tennessee$46.00
- Texas$148.20
- Utah$168.47
- Vermont$98.00
- Virginia$85.00
- Washington$88.90
- West Virginia$62.50
- Wisconsin$89.10
- Wyoming$72.43
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.