Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Montana
In Montana, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $47.60 to $1,237.50, with a median of $508.22. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 26.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $508.22, is 151% above the US median of $202.46.
- That is 11.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($42.84).
- Montana ranks 49th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 26 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 87522. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$47.60Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$508.22half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,237.50in Montana
Lowest saves$460.62vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ | $47.60 | $47.60 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT HCV RNA Detect/Quant RFX Geno, S (Mayo HCVQG) | $74.75 | $115.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT HCV RNA Detect/Quant RFX Geno, S (Mayo HCVQG) | $74.75 | $115.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT HCV RNA Detect/Quant RFX Geno, S (Mayo HCVQG) | $74.75 | $115.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT HCV RNA Detect/Quant RFX Geno, S (Mayo HCVQG) | $74.75 | $115.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT LABORATORY - BACTERIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY | $102.29 | $120.34 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $172.80 | $192.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC HEP C PCR (QUANT) REFLEX | $206.40 | $258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $221.25 | $295.00 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center one side Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Hcv Rna Quant Rt-pcr Send Out | $242.00 | $302.00 | — source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center one side White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT HEP C VIRAL RNA/AT/RT/PCR | $353.87 | $442.34 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $396.00 | $396.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $472.15 | $497.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT INFECT AGNT DETECT NUC ACID HEP C QUANT 87522 | $544.28 | $879.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $548.10 | $609.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $556.80 | $586.10 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $587.00 | $587.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT HEPATITIS C VIRAL RNA PCRso | $592.00 | $592.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $605.00 | $605.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION - HCV QUANT PCR | $737.60 | $922.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $738.00 | $820.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT HCV RNA by PCR, Reflex to Geno LC | $803.91 | $1,004.89 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $808.35 | $951.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION - HCV QUANT PCR | $884.80 | $1,106.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $1,237.50 | $1,650.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $1,237.50 | $1,650.00 | Aug 3, 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 | $737.60 | $811.20 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $102.29 | $249.14 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $221.25 | $221.25 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $242.00 | $242.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $605.00 | $605.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $74.75 | $74.75 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $74.75 | $74.75 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $74.75 | $74.75 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $472.15 | $472.15 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $548.10 | $548.10 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $47.60 | $47.60 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $556.80 | $556.80 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $592.00 | $592.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $803.91 | $803.91 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $172.80 | $172.80 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $738.00 | $738.00 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $206.40 | $206.40 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $1,237.50 | $1,237.50 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $587.00 | $587.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $808.35 | $808.35 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $74.75 | $74.75 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $544.28 | $544.28 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $353.87 | $353.87 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $1,237.50 | $1,237.50 |
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
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Hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test in other states
- Alabama$194.25
- Alaska$323.42
- Arizona$88.85
- Arkansas$131.30
- California$87.88
- Colorado$296.03
- Connecticut$183.07
- Delaware$640.20
- District of Columbia$406.45, 3 hospitals
- Florida$113.18
- Georgia$275.59
- Hawaii$335.33
- Idaho$246.75
- Illinois$265.00
- Indiana$223.78
- Iowa$279.56
- Kansas$261.96
- Kentucky$250.20
- Louisiana$123.12
- Maine$172.52
- Maryland$443.35
- Massachusetts$198.36
- Michigan$131.60
- Minnesota$128.41
- Mississippi$158.32
- Missouri$297.50
- Nebraska$345.29
- Nevada$329.00
- New Hampshire$481.50
- New Jersey$49.27
- New Mexico$319.58
- New York$136.34
- North Carolina$161.47
- North Dakota$131.20
- Ohio$192.40
- Oklahoma$222.28
- Oregon$196.30
- Pennsylvania$284.40
- Puerto Rico$1,959.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$261.60
- South Carolina$395.85
- South Dakota$254.63
- Tennessee$154.70
- Texas$240.03
- Utah$329.53
- Vermont$466.28
- Virginia$253.00
- Washington$335.35
- West Virginia$199.50
- Wisconsin$221.27
- Wyoming$222.49
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.