Carotid ultrasound cost in Montana
In Montana, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $402.00 to $1,673.10, with a median of $946.88. The lowest price is at Big Sandy Medical Center (Big Sandy). The highest price is 4.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $946.88, is 7% above the US median of $884.70.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Montana ranks 29th of 45 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 93880. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$402.00Big Sandy Medical Center
Median$946.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,673.10in Montana
Lowest saves$544.88vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Medical Center lowest Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Us Carotid Doppler | $402.00 | $503.00 | — source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $464.00 | $515.55 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT US Exam | $616.85 | $949.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT US Exam | $652.60 | $1,004.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT US Exam | $739.86 | $1,138.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT OTHER DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES - PERIPHERAL VASCULAR LAB | $745.95 | $877.59 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $762.00 | $762.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $782.03 | $1,042.70 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT US Exam | $938.60 | $1,444.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $946.88 | $1,262.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $946.88 | $1,262.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $990.90 | $1,101.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,011.75 | $1,065.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIALBILAT - CAROTID DUPLEX | $1,052.80 | $1,316.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,121.00 | $1,121.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC DUPLEX SCAN EXTRACRANIALBILAT - CAROTID DUPLEX | $1,263.20 | $1,579.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,317.65 | $1,387.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT US CAROTID DOPPLER COMPLETE | $1,328.00 | $1,328.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT ULTRASOUND OF BOTH SIDES OF HEAD AND NECK BLOOD FLOW | $1,434.00 | $1,434.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,509.60 | $1,776.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,673.10 | $1,859.00 | 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 | $1,052.80 | $1,158.00 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $745.95 | $753.98 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $782.03 | $782.03 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $402.00 | $402.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $1,121.00 | $1,121.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $739.86 | $739.86 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $938.60 | $938.60 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $616.85 | $616.85 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $1,011.75 | $1,011.75 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $990.90 | $990.90 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $1,434.00 | $1,434.00 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $1,317.65 | $1,317.65 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $1,328.00 | $1,328.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $464.00 | $464.00 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $1,673.10 | $1,673.10 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $946.88 | $946.88 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $1,509.60 | $1,509.60 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $652.60 | $652.60 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $946.88 | $946.88 |
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 carotid ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carotid ultrasound explained.
Carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck in other states
- Alabama$429.52
- Alaska$1,614.45
- Arizona$914.37
- Arkansas$367.12
- California$1,226.01
- Colorado$1,698.62
- Connecticut$1,002.40, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$1,010.65, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$1,279.86, 2 hospitals
- Florida$2,482.00
- Georgia$519.60
- Hawaii$710.50, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$903.90
- Illinois$866.07
- Indiana$957.27
- Iowa$874.40
- Kansas$708.57
- Kentucky$869.84
- Louisiana$467.04
- Maine$665.40
- Maryland$1,468.82
- Massachusetts$922.00
- Michigan$865.45
- Minnesota$828.08
- Mississippi$406.00
- Missouri$871.77
- Nebraska$1,579.02
- Nevada$1,777.50
- New Hampshire$3,543.00
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$509.49
- New York$649.03
- North Carolina$789.00
- North Dakota$698.65
- Ohio$724.80
- Oklahoma$481.91
- Oregon$1,039.98
- Pennsylvania$810.00
- South Carolina$888.00
- South Dakota$1,251.20
- Tennessee$1,087.11
- Texas$1,106.39
- Utah$1,473.25
- Vermont$676.15, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$2,151.84
- Washington$887.00
- West Virginia$574.50
- Wisconsin$986.70
- Wyoming$700.99
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.