AST liver test cost in Montana
In Montana, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $5.75 to $101.70, with a median of $50.35. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 17.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $50.35, is 29% above the US median of $39.09.
- That is 9.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Montana ranks 37th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 27 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 84450. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.75Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$50.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$101.70in Montana
Lowest saves$44.60vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $5.75 | $5.75 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $9.10 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT Aspartate aminotransferase | $21.64 | $27.05 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $29.00 | $29.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT LABORATORY - CHEMISTRY | $30.73 | $36.15 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Ast (Sgot)transerase; Aspartate | $34.00 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC AST 84450 | $35.20 | $44.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC SGOT (AST) | $35.20 | $44.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT AST 84450 | $39.63 | $64.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC AST 84450 | $42.40 | $53.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC SGOT (AST) | $44.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $46.00 | $46.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT AST | $48.00 | $48.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $50.35 | $53.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $51.83 | $69.10 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $54.00 | $60.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $54.00 | $54.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT AST | $57.48 | $71.85 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT Aspartate aminotransferase | $59.96 | $92.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT Aspartate aminotransferase | $59.96 | $92.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT Aspartate aminotransferase | $59.96 | $92.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT Aspartate aminotransferase | $59.96 | $92.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $63.75 | $85.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $63.75 | $85.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $89.10 | $99.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $98.00 | $98.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $101.70 | $113.00 | 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 | $35.20 | $38.80 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $29.00 | $29.86 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $21.64 | $32.82 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $51.83 | $51.83 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $59.96 | $59.96 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $59.96 | $59.96 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $59.96 | $59.96 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $50.35 | $50.35 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $5.75 | $5.75 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $9.10 | $9.10 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $89.10 | $89.10 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $101.70 | $101.70 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $63.75 | $63.75 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $98.00 | $98.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $59.96 | $59.96 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $39.63 | $39.63 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $57.48 | $57.48 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $63.75 | $63.75 |
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 AST liver test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: AST liver test explained.
AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test in other states
- Alabama$34.05
- Alaska$53.00
- Arizona$26.80
- Arkansas$18.52
- California$45.36
- Colorado$59.92
- Connecticut$27.85
- Delaware$84.00
- District of Columbia$58.73, 3 hospitals
- Florida$54.60
- Georgia$31.20
- Hawaii$50.05
- Idaho$36.90
- Illinois$55.00
- Indiana$29.00
- Iowa$42.80
- Kansas$35.85
- Kentucky$62.25
- Louisiana$19.54
- Maine$32.60
- Maryland$5.75
- Massachusetts$35.00
- Michigan$22.00
- Minnesota$50.01
- Mississippi$27.30
- Missouri$46.63
- Nebraska$61.42
- Nevada$60.90
- New Hampshire$52.68
- New Jersey$5.96
- New Mexico$61.39
- New York$24.00
- North Carolina$45.50
- North Dakota$41.40
- Ohio$25.20
- Oklahoma$37.49
- Oregon$28.50
- Pennsylvania$36.20
- Puerto Rico$19.15
- Rhode Island$34.00
- South Carolina$44.40
- South Dakota$74.50
- Tennessee$26.70
- Texas$51.70
- Utah$120.30
- Vermont$63.00
- Virginia$49.70
- Washington$42.40
- West Virginia$30.50
- Wisconsin$47.45
- Wyoming$24.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.