New patient visit, 45 min cost in Montana
In Montana, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for new patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $86.40 to $566.00, with a median of $236.81. The lowest price is at Deaconess Regional Medical Center (Bozeman). The highest price is 6.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $236.81, is about the same as the US median of $233.31.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Montana ranks 24th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 18 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 99204. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$86.40Deaconess Regional Medical Center
Median$236.81half of hospitals charge less
Highest$566.00in Montana
Lowest saves$150.41vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center lowest Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW MODERATE MDM 45 MINUTES | $86.40 | $108.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT PF 99204 FAC OFFICE OP VISIT NEW PT LEVEL IV | $102.79 | $166.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | $112.00 | $112.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC OFFICE/OUTPATIENT VISIT NEW LEVEL 4 | $194.07 | $228.32 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC PR 99204 NEW PT VISIT - LEVEL 4 | $196.00 | $245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45 min | $214.00 | $268.00 | — source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | $220.13 | $293.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | $220.13 | $293.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT Telehealth Home Visit 99204 | $226.20 | $348.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CL NEW PAT COMP/MOD COMPLEXITY | $247.41 | $309.26 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 99204 OFFICE/OP NEW MODERATE MDM 45 MINUTES | $253.18 | $389.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC PR 99204 NEW PT VISIT - LEVEL 4 | $269.60 | $337.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | $317.30 | $334.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | $382.00 | $382.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT NEW PATIENT CLINIC LEVEL 4 | $400.00 | $400.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | $448.80 | $528.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW MODERATE MDM 45 MINUTES | $537.60 | $672.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | $566.00 | $566.00 | Jul 30, 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 | $86.40 | $312.00 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $112.00 | $153.04 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $214.00 | $214.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $382.00 | $382.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $253.18 | $253.18 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $226.20 | $226.20 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $317.30 | $317.30 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $400.00 | $400.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $269.60 | $269.60 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $196.00 | $196.00 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $220.13 | $220.13 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $566.00 | $566.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $448.80 | $448.80 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $102.79 | $102.79 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $247.41 | $247.41 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $220.13 | $220.13 |
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 new patient visit, 45 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: New patient visit, 45 min explained.
New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in other states
- Alabama$254.50
- Alaska$647.00
- Arizona$198.07
- Arkansas$148.72
- California$244.50
- Colorado$365.60
- Connecticut$335.00
- Delaware$271.32
- District of Columbia$250.96, 3 hospitals
- Florida$643.82
- Georgia$199.50
- Hawaii$280.35
- Idaho$196.95
- Illinois$296.00
- Indiana$189.00
- Iowa$232.40
- Kansas$184.00
- Kentucky$186.00
- Louisiana$91.23
- Maine$209.22
- Maryland$251.80
- Massachusetts$352.43
- Michigan$118.15
- Minnesota$171.60
- Mississippi$158.40
- Missouri$214.50
- Nebraska$297.99
- Nevada$259.00
- New Hampshire$213.55
- New Jersey$147.69
- New Mexico$290.44
- New York$298.00
- North Carolina$243.60
- North Dakota$322.20
- Ohio$121.20
- Oklahoma$228.15
- Oregon$284.70
- Pennsylvania$300.00
- Puerto Rico$456.96
- Rhode Island$351.40
- South Carolina$224.05
- South Dakota$256.50
- Tennessee$93.06
- Texas$292.50
- Utah$524.63
- Vermont$251.11
- Virginia$162.30
- Washington$252.20
- West Virginia$91.75
- Wisconsin$224.44
- Wyoming$245.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.