IV hydration cost in Montana
In Montana, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes: from $46.40 to $665.00, with a median of $253.67. The lowest price is at Providence St Joseph Medical Center (Polson). The highest price is 14.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $253.67, is 21% below the US median of $321.46.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($217.31).
- Montana ranks 14th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 28 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 96360. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$46.40Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$253.67half of hospitals charge less
Highest$665.00in Montana
Lowest saves$207.27vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson · Polson, MT HC PR 96360 IV INFUSION HYDRATION INITIAL 31 MIN-1 HOUR RHC | $46.40 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT IV INFUS HYDRAT INIT, 31 MIN- | $55.90 | $86.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CL IV HYDRATION>31 | $83.44 | $104.30 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $94.50 | $126.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $94.50 | $126.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT HYDRATION IV INFUSION INIT | $135.61 | $219.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Iv Infusn Hydration; Initial 31 To 60min | $139.00 | $174.00 | — source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $151.20 | $168.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 96360 IV Hydration Initial | $194.35 | $299.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 96360 - Admin IVI, Hydration, Initial 31 Min to 1 Hr | $224.58 | $345.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT IV INFUS HYDRAT INIT, 31 MIN- | $228.15 | $351.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $228.68 | $304.90 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC IV HYDRATION INITIAL HR CDM | $236.00 | $295.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT IV Hydration Initial 96360 | $253.34 | $389.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT IV HYDRATION, 1ST INITIAL HR | $254.00 | $254.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT 96360 IV HYDRATION INIT UP TO 1HR | $256.47 | $320.59 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $276.00 | $276.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC ED IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $305.60 | $382.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $313.50 | $330.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $330.30 | $367.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT IV/INJECTION THERAPY | $337.88 | $397.51 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT 96360 ED PROC HYDRAT IV INF - INIT | $347.42 | $534.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC ED IV INFUSION HYDRATION 31-60 MIN | $351.20 | $439.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $406.60 | $428.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $434.00 | $434.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $551.70 | $613.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | $622.00 | $622.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR HYDRATION; 31-60 MINUTES | $665.00 | $665.00 | Feb 18, 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 | $305.60 | $328.40 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $276.00 | $306.94 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $55.90 | $142.02 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $236.00 | $246.24 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $228.68 | $228.68 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $139.00 | $139.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $434.00 | $434.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $224.58 | $224.58 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $347.42 | $347.42 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $253.34 | $253.34 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $313.50 | $313.50 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $330.30 | $330.30 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $665.00 | $665.00 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $406.60 | $406.60 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $254.00 | $254.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $151.20 | $151.20 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $551.70 | $551.70 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $46.40 | $46.40 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $622.00 | $622.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $194.35 | $194.35 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $135.61 | $135.61 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $83.44 | $83.44 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
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
What IV hydration is, what the price covers and why prices differ: IV hydration explained.
IV hydration (fluids through a vein), first 31 to 60 minutes in other states
- Alabama$233.98
- Alaska$639.79
- Arizona$187.20
- Arkansas$143.51
- California$497.72
- Colorado$412.30
- Connecticut$496.27
- Delaware$609.96
- District of Columbia$405.76, 3 hospitals
- Florida$563.00
- Georgia$290.16
- Hawaii$462.00
- Idaho$331.02
- Illinois$337.75
- Indiana$367.32
- Iowa$279.10
- Kansas$246.40
- Kentucky$284.25
- Louisiana$169.19
- Maine$209.67
- Maryland$381.29
- Massachusetts$511.64
- Michigan$261.00
- Minnesota$272.50
- Mississippi$184.40
- Missouri$239.56
- Nebraska$383.50
- Nevada$361.41
- New Hampshire$333.57
- New Jersey$248.91
- New Mexico$339.10
- New York$371.25
- North Carolina$305.74
- North Dakota$334.40
- Ohio$417.95
- Oklahoma$182.13
- Oregon$396.50
- Pennsylvania$435.60
- Puerto Rico$125.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$324.60
- South Carolina$435.40
- South Dakota$432.00
- Tennessee$148.43
- Texas$434.50
- Utah$658.96
- Vermont$227.99
- Virginia$336.00
- Washington$341.65
- West Virginia$225.50
- Wisconsin$285.35
- Wyoming$287.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.