Rapid drug screen cost in Montana
In Montana, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $12.60 to $532.00, with a median of $117.50. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 42.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $117.50, is 105% above the US median of $57.20.
- That is 9.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Montana ranks 47th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 22 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 80305. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$12.60Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$117.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$532.00in Montana
Lowest saves$104.90vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $12.60 | $12.60 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $15.20 | $19.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT URINE DRUG SCREEN | $25.35 | $39.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT URINE DRUG SCREEN | $26.65 | $41.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $28.80 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Pdturine Drug Screen | $36.00 | $45.00 | — source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $38.70 | $43.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT DRUG SCR PRESUMP DIRECT OPTICAL OBS 80305 | $53.26 | $86.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT UDS NEW EMPLOYEE | $75.00 | $75.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT DRUGS OF ABUSE CONFIRMATION | $91.62 | $114.52 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT Drug Screen Urine (12) | $107.00 | $134.25 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC NICOTINE SCREEN | $128.00 | $160.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $140.60 | $148.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC DRUG SCR PRESUMP DIRECT OPTICAL OBS | $153.60 | $192.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $161.78 | $215.70 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $167.00 | $167.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $191.16 | $212.40 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $207.75 | $277.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $207.75 | $277.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $265.50 | $295.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $376.00 | $376.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $532.00 | $532.00 | Dec 19, 2025 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 | $128.00 | $140.80 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $25.35 | $26.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $28.80 | $67.90 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $161.78 | $161.78 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $532.00 | $532.00 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $140.60 | $140.60 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $265.50 | $265.50 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $12.60 | $12.60 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $191.16 | $191.16 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $38.70 | $38.70 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $15.20 | $15.20 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $207.75 | $207.75 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $376.00 | $376.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $167.00 | $167.00 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $53.26 | $53.26 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $91.62 | $91.62 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $207.75 | $207.75 |
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 rapid drug screen is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid drug screen explained.
Rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day in other states
- Alabama$47.30
- Alaska$83.00
- Arizona$16.85
- Arkansas$27.04
- California$84.76
- Colorado$65.65
- Connecticut$27.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$105.34, 2 hospitals
- Florida$100.00
- Georgia$72.00
- Hawaii$89.40
- Idaho$60.00
- Illinois$81.90
- Indiana$99.56
- Iowa$78.64
- Kansas$50.98
- Kentucky$41.00
- Louisiana$23.70
- Maine$22.31
- Maryland$26.55, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$49.10
- Michigan$37.61
- Minnesota$58.40
- Mississippi$36.05
- Missouri$68.00
- Nebraska$100.80
- Nevada$189.00
- New Hampshire$28.01
- New Jersey$14.49
- New Mexico$20.25
- New York$34.85
- North Carolina$99.00
- North Dakota$86.40
- Ohio$57.85
- Oklahoma$48.80
- Oregon$67.57
- Pennsylvania$55.65
- Puerto Rico$64.00
- Rhode Island$33.00
- South Carolina$39.60
- South Dakota$58.40
- Tennessee$19.20
- Texas$106.41
- Utah$69.11
- Vermont$38.49
- Virginia$42.70
- Washington$49.65
- West Virginia$36.36
- Wisconsin$57.20
- Wyoming$33.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.