Sed rate (ESR) cost in Montana
In Montana, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $5.20 to $99.00, with a median of $42.38. The lowest price is at Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell). The highest price is 19.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $42.38, is 12% above the US median of $38.00.
- That is 15.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Montana ranks 33rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 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 85652. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.20Logan Health Medical Center
Median$42.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$99.00in Montana
Lowest saves$37.18vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell · Kalispell, MT RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $5.20 | $8.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $13.00 | $13.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $13.00 | $13.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC RBC SED RATE AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $18.40 | $23.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC RBC SED RATE AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $22.40 | $28.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $27.87 | $45.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $35.15 | $37.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $36.00 | $36.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $41.40 | $46.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $42.38 | $56.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $42.38 | $56.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT ESR, Mini iSed | $43.55 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT ESR, Mini iSed | $43.55 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT ESR, Mini iSed | $43.55 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT ESR, Mini iSed | $43.55 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $48.80 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $49.40 | $52.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $49.60 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC AUTOM ERYTHROCYTE SED RATE | $56.89 | $66.93 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $69.30 | $77.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $99.00 | $99.00 | Sep 10, 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 | $18.40 | $20.40 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $13.00 | $34.94 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $5.20 | $5.20 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $35.15 | $35.15 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $49.60 | $49.60 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $41.40 | $41.40 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $48.80 | $48.80 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $42.38 | $42.38 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $27.87 | $27.87 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $42.38 | $42.38 |
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 sed rate (ESR) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sed rate (ESR) explained.
Sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) in other states
- Alabama$23.64
- Alaska$64.00
- Arizona$63.18
- Arkansas$22.80
- California$56.00
- Colorado$58.30
- Connecticut$28.90
- Delaware$37.00
- District of Columbia$23.14, 2 hospitals
- Florida$110.24
- Georgia$33.06
- Hawaii$52.50
- Idaho$20.15
- Illinois$48.40
- Indiana$38.98
- Iowa$36.83
- Kansas$32.40
- Kentucky$38.40
- Louisiana$18.17
- Maine$29.58
- Maryland$13.48
- Massachusetts$13.06
- Michigan$24.00
- Minnesota$38.94
- Mississippi$38.55
- Missouri$34.40
- Nebraska$52.50
- Nevada$55.00
- New Hampshire$36.27
- New Jersey$15.50
- New Mexico$43.50
- New York$24.77
- North Carolina$75.65
- North Dakota$30.85
- Ohio$37.93
- Oklahoma$24.57
- Oregon$28.08
- Pennsylvania$21.63
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$19.95, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$54.50
- South Dakota$69.60
- Tennessee$17.68
- Texas$61.80
- Utah$55.76
- Vermont$42.00
- Virginia$57.50
- Washington$35.75
- West Virginia$16.75
- Wisconsin$41.60
- Wyoming$31.70
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.