Rapid flu test cost in Montana
In Montana, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $21.45 to $133.00, with a median of $56.06. The lowest price is at Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell). The highest price is 6.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $56.06, is 7% below the US median of $60.40.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
- Montana ranks 25th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 19 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 87804. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$21.45Logan Health Medical Center
Median$56.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$133.00in Montana
Lowest saves$34.61vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell · Kalispell, MT INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $21.45 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT INFECTIOUS AGENT IMMUNOASSAY DIRECT OBSERVATION INFLUENZA | $33.44 | $54.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Zzzinfluenza A/b Do Not Order | $41.00 | $51.00 | — source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC IAADIADOO INFLUENZA CDM | $51.20 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $51.30 | $54.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT POC-RE Influenza A and B | $53.30 | $82.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT POC-RE Influenza B | $53.30 | $82.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT CHG IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $54.40 | $68.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT CHG IAADIADOO INFLUENZA | $54.40 | $68.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT Influ A Rapid Test | $56.06 | $86.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT Influ B, Rapid Test | $56.06 | $86.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $62.00 | $62.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $68.40 | $76.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $81.32 | $85.60 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $92.70 | $103.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $107.00 | $107.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $110.00 | $110.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $128.25 | $171.00 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $133.00 | $133.00 | 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 | $54.40 | $54.40 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $128.25 | $128.25 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $107.00 | $107.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $53.30 | $53.30 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $56.06 | $56.06 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $53.30 | $53.30 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $51.30 | $51.30 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $92.70 | $92.70 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $21.45 | $21.45 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $81.32 | $81.32 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $68.40 | $68.40 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $51.20 | $51.20 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $133.00 | $133.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $56.06 | $56.06 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $33.44 | $33.44 |
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 flu test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid flu test explained.
Rapid flu test (influenza antigen) in other states
- Alabama$29.50
- Alaska$79.79
- Arizona$23.65
- Arkansas$47.45
- California$75.40
- Colorado$121.60
- Connecticut$42.35
- Delaware$34.20, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$83.89, 2 hospitals
- Florida$126.10
- Georgia$72.93
- Hawaii$93.10
- Idaho$69.00
- Illinois$71.52
- Indiana$52.42
- Iowa$48.19
- Kansas$68.40
- Kentucky$49.10
- Louisiana$23.21
- Maine$88.00
- Maryland$70.24
- Massachusetts$48.44
- Michigan$48.00
- Minnesota$61.44
- Mississippi$29.79
- Missouri$59.21
- Nebraska$74.00
- Nevada$62.19
- New Hampshire$130.85
- New Jersey$18.21
- New Mexico$50.90
- New York$41.15
- North Carolina$50.35
- North Dakota$84.00
- Ohio$65.65
- Oklahoma$54.70
- Oregon$73.27
- Pennsylvania$54.86
- Puerto Rico$44.79
- Rhode Island$31.20
- South Carolina$85.50
- South Dakota$79.65
- Tennessee$37.26
- Texas$93.18
- Utah$42.17
- Vermont$46.00
- Virginia$84.35
- Washington$67.90
- West Virginia$46.50
- Wisconsin$52.81
- Wyoming$65.31
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.