Critical care (first hour) cost in Montana
In Montana, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $314.40 to $3,407.46, with a median of $1,850.40. The lowest price is at Providence St Joseph Medical Center (Polson). The highest price is 10.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,850.40, is 8% below the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- Montana ranks 19th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 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 99291. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$314.40Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$1,850.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,407.46in Montana
Lowest saves$1,536.00vs 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 ED 99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR CDM | $314.40 | $393.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $496.80 | $552.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC PR ED 99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR CDM | $527.20 | $659.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT ED 99291 CRITICAL CARE E&M 30-74 MIN | $566.57 | $915.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Critical Care First Hour | $840.00 | $1,050.00 | — source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT ER LEVEL 6 - FIRST 74 MINS -NURSING | $1,012.00 | $1,012.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT ER FACILITY-CRITICAL 30-74 MIN | $1,344.20 | $2,068.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT TWN Critical Care 1st 30-74 Min | $1,383.69 | $2,128.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT 99291 ED PROC CRITICAL CARE 1ST HR- HOSPITAL | $1,505.56 | $2,316.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT 99291 - Critical Care, First Hour | $1,656.00 | $2,070.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 99291 ED PROC CRITICAL CARE 1ST HR- HOSPITAL | $1,745.90 | $2,686.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $1,793.60 | $1,888.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC ED CRITICAL CARE E&M 30-74 MIN | $1,831.20 | $2,289.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $1,848.00 | $1,848.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $1,852.80 | $2,470.40 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,012.40 | $2,236.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT TWN Critical Care 1st 30-74 Min | $2,020.85 | $3,109.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,081.00 | $2,081.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CRITICAL CARE FACILITY 30-74 MINUTES | $2,151.52 | $2,689.40 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC ED CRITICAL CARE E&M 30-74 MIN | $2,197.60 | $2,747.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,268.00 | $2,268.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,613.45 | $2,751.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,622.00 | $3,496.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,622.00 | $3,496.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC ER CRITICAL CARE W/MOD | $2,649.36 | $3,116.89 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $3,147.55 | $3,703.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $3,204.00 | $3,560.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT ER FACILITY-CRITICAL 30-74 MIN | $3,407.46 | $5,242.25 | Apr 1, 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 | $1,831.20 | $2,014.40 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $2,268.00 | $2,458.68 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $1,344.20 | $2,375.83 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $527.20 | $1,091.60 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $1,852.80 | $1,852.80 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $840.00 | $840.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $1,848.00 | $1,848.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $1,383.69 | $1,383.69 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $2,020.85 | $2,020.85 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $1,745.90 | $1,745.90 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $1,793.60 | $1,793.60 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $2,012.40 | $2,012.40 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $2,613.45 | $2,613.45 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $1,012.00 | $1,012.00 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $496.80 | $496.80 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $3,204.00 | $3,204.00 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $314.40 | $314.40 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $2,622.00 | $2,622.00 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $2,081.00 | $2,081.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $3,147.55 | $3,147.55 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $1,505.56 | $1,505.56 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $566.57 | $566.57 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $2,151.52 | $2,151.52 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $2,622.00 | $2,622.00 |
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 critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.
Critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes in other states
- Alabama$1,100.89
- Alaska$3,451.85
- Arizona$2,785.88
- Arkansas$1,183.00
- California$5,487.56
- Colorado$3,532.47
- Connecticut$2,324.30
- Delaware$2,590.56
- District of Columbia$3,604.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,877.40
- Georgia$1,827.90
- Hawaii$4,407.90
- Idaho$2,324.95
- Illinois$2,083.68
- Indiana$2,123.10
- Iowa$1,268.96
- Kansas$1,420.00
- Kentucky$2,051.24
- Louisiana$838.66
- Maine$1,000.20
- Maryland$2,144.19, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,675.75
- Michigan$1,973.78
- Minnesota$1,598.02
- Mississippi$1,064.57
- Missouri$2,057.75
- Nebraska$1,691.50
- Nevada$2,843.12
- New Hampshire$2,095.71
- New Jersey$1,084.44
- New Mexico$2,103.56
- New York$1,717.00
- North Carolina$2,368.20
- North Dakota$1,895.87
- Ohio$2,937.75
- Oklahoma$1,211.94
- Oregon$2,663.78
- Pennsylvania$1,876.80
- Puerto Rico$300.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,746.15
- South Carolina$2,819.40
- South Dakota$2,462.40
- Tennessee$1,213.08
- Texas$2,540.23
- Utah$8,005.32
- Vermont$1,750.00
- Virginia$2,535.00
- Washington$3,221.55
- West Virginia$1,258.14
- Wisconsin$1,785.95
- Wyoming$2,312.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.