Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Montana
In Montana, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $4.38 to $114.30, with a median of $36.10. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 26.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $36.10, is 36% above the US median of $26.48.
- That is 8.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.38).
- Montana ranks 41st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 21 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 82270. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.38Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$36.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$114.30in Montana
Lowest saves$31.72vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $4.38 | $4.38 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT HEMOCCULT | $5.85 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER 82270 | $6.20 | $10.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $14.40 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $14.40 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $16.88 | $22.50 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $20.00 | $20.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT HEMOCCULT | $25.84 | $39.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $29.00 | $29.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $31.00 | $31.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $36.10 | $38.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $37.80 | $42.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT Occult Blood Stool POCT | $39.17 | $48.96 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $50.40 | $56.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $56.00 | $56.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT Occult Bld, Stool, Screening | $63.54 | $97.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT Occult Bld, Stool, Screening | $63.54 | $97.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT Occult Bld, Stool, Screening | $63.54 | $97.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT Occult Bld, Stool, Screening | $63.54 | $97.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Occult Blood 1st Specimen | $87.00 | $109.00 | — source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $114.30 | $127.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $5.85 | $15.84 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $14.40 | $26.78 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $16.88 | $16.88 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $63.54 | $63.54 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $63.54 | $63.54 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $63.54 | $63.54 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $36.10 | $36.10 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $4.38 | $4.38 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $37.80 | $37.80 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $114.30 | $114.30 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $63.54 | $63.54 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $6.20 | $6.20 |
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 stool blood test (FOBT) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Stool blood test (FOBT) explained.
Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) in other states
- Alabama$15.08
- Alaska$61.00
- Arizona$27.29
- Arkansas$21.01
- California$39.00
- Colorado$37.64
- Connecticut$17.98
- Delaware$34.28
- District of Columbia$34.13, 2 hospitals
- Florida$53.00
- Georgia$37.78
- Hawaii$31.03
- Idaho$24.90
- Illinois$28.83
- Indiana$36.00
- Iowa$32.83
- Kansas$27.00
- Kentucky$23.20
- Louisiana$14.40
- Maine$20.85
- Maryland$14.06
- Massachusetts$20.00
- Michigan$17.55
- Minnesota$35.29
- Mississippi$21.16
- Missouri$21.73
- Nebraska$28.38
- Nevada$42.30
- New Hampshire$36.90
- New Jersey$5.04
- New Mexico$24.62
- New York$14.23
- North Carolina$16.49
- North Dakota$28.28
- Ohio$28.80
- Oklahoma$22.76
- Oregon$34.50
- Pennsylvania$20.40
- Puerto Rico$12.00
- Rhode Island$18.38
- South Carolina$30.00
- South Dakota$51.20
- Tennessee$18.90
- Texas$37.55
- Utah$62.20
- Vermont$18.28
- Virginia$23.00
- Washington$30.38
- West Virginia$16.06
- Wisconsin$21.12
- Wyoming$21.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.