Screening colonoscopy cost in Montana
In Montana, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $268.80 to $2,878.52, with a median of $1,920.00. The lowest price is at Providence St Joseph Medical Center (Polson). The highest price is 10.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,920.00, is 16% above the US median of $1,658.13.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Montana ranks 30th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 11 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 G0121. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$268.80Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$1,920.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,878.52in Montana
Lowest saves$1,651.20vs 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 G0121 COLORECTAL SCRN NOT HI RISK IND | $268.80 | $336.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $589.60 | $737.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $589.60 | $737.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $656.98 | $1,061.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $1,620.00 | $1,620.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT G0121 COLONOSCOPY SCREENING | $1,920.00 | $2,400.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT COLONOSCOPY SCREENING | $1,953.74 | $3,005.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT G0105 Colorectal Scrn; Hi Risk Ind | $2,391.19 | $3,678.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT GASTRO-INTESTINAL (GI) - GENERAL CLASSIFICATION | $2,622.75 | $3,085.59 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $2,743.00 | $2,743.00 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT G0121 Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Rsk Ind | $2,878.52 | $4,428.50 | 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 | $589.60 | $589.60 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $1,620.00 | $1,620.00 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $2,391.19 | $2,391.19 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $2,878.52 | $2,878.52 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $2,743.00 | $2,743.00 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $2,622.75 | $2,622.75 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $1,920.00 | $1,920.00 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $268.80 | $268.80 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $1,953.74 | $1,953.74 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $656.98 | $656.98 |
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 screening colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Screening colonoscopy explained.
Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) in other states
- Alabama$1,417.13
- Alaska$1,617.60
- Arizona$2,337.17
- Arkansas$661.80
- California$2,366.00
- Colorado$2,292.87
- Connecticut$3,225.00
- Delaware$2,726.64, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$1,480.93, 1 hospital
- Florida$3,238.10
- Georgia$1,525.29
- Hawaii$6,563.90
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$2,529.90
- Indiana$1,873.95
- Iowa$1,244.25
- Kansas$1,102.45
- Kentucky$3,446.04
- Louisiana$752.40
- Maine$1,030.04
- Maryland$564.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,963.00
- Michigan$999.30
- Minnesota$1,562.11
- Mississippi$966.21
- Missouri$1,366.40
- Nebraska$1,830.88
- Nevada$1,058.10
- New Hampshire$1,756.39
- New Jersey$1,099.00
- New Mexico$1,360.93
- New York$1,543.69
- North Carolina$1,338.00
- North Dakota$1,742.40
- Ohio$2,602.50
- Oklahoma$1,324.80
- Oregon$1,777.14
- Pennsylvania$1,521.60
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$5,757.31
- South Dakota$1,524.58, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$1,253.13
- Texas$782.00
- Utah$1,979.85, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$692.69, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$3,148.25
- Washington$1,587.95
- West Virginia$1,498.00
- Wisconsin$1,922.70
- Wyoming$2,009.25, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.