Biopsy pathology exam cost in Montana
In Montana, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $55.73 to $319.88, with a median of $201.60. The lowest price is at Sidney Health Center (Sidney). The highest price is 5.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $201.60, is 18% above the US median of $170.33.
- That is 3.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($53.24).
- Montana ranks 33rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 17 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 88305. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$55.73Sidney Health Center
Median$201.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$319.88in Montana
Lowest saves$145.87vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney · Sidney, MT SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV 88305 | $55.73 | $90.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $96.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC SURG PATH LEVEL-IV GROSS & MICRO | $103.67 | $121.96 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $137.00 | $137.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $143.63 | $191.50 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT PATH-G&M LEVEL IV 88305 | $146.58 | $225.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $188.00 | $188.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT PATH-G&M LEVEL IV 88305 | $188.66 | $290.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $201.60 | $224.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $247.20 | $309.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $258.40 | $272.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $279.30 | $294.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM IV-T2 | $288.80 | $361.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $296.80 | $371.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $316.80 | $352.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $319.88 | $426.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $319.88 | $426.50 | 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 | $247.20 | $272.00 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $146.58 | $167.62 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $143.63 | $143.63 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $258.40 | $258.40 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $201.60 | $201.60 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $188.00 | $188.00 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $103.67 | $103.67 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $279.30 | $279.30 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $288.80 | $288.80 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $316.80 | $316.80 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $319.88 | $319.88 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $137.00 | $137.00 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $55.73 | $55.73 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $319.88 | $319.88 |
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 biopsy pathology exam is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Biopsy pathology exam explained.
Biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) in other states
- Alabama$168.00
- Alaska$290.06
- Arizona$85.96
- Arkansas$77.39
- California$130.00
- Colorado$496.64
- Connecticut$218.35
- Delaware$381.35
- District of Columbia$353.47, 3 hospitals
- Florida$116.24
- Georgia$84.07
- Hawaii$254.80
- Idaho$219.75
- Illinois$245.00
- Indiana$259.15
- Iowa$178.10
- Kansas$218.25
- Kentucky$119.60
- Louisiana$84.96
- Maine$139.68
- Maryland$172.46
- Massachusetts$171.50
- Michigan$109.10
- Minnesota$141.92
- Mississippi$80.60
- Missouri$197.90
- Nebraska$196.80
- Nevada$74.33
- New Hampshire$263.14
- New Jersey$97.92
- New Mexico$206.00
- New York$152.88
- North Carolina$178.80
- North Dakota$123.22
- Ohio$203.45
- Oklahoma$132.00
- Oregon$197.60
- Pennsylvania$169.20
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$111.30
- South Carolina$190.80
- South Dakota$161.20
- Tennessee$75.45
- Texas$296.13
- Utah$485.46
- Vermont$261.69
- Virginia$217.80
- Washington$168.90
- West Virginia$108.67
- Wisconsin$215.80
- Wyoming$98.19
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.