Cheapest hospitals in Montana without insurance
Of 9 hospitals in Montana we can compare, Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 51% below the Montana median across 272 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all Montana hospitals, procedure by procedure.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls | 51% below | 142 of 272 | 127 of 272 |
| 2. Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson | 27% below | 271 of 374 | 86 of 374 |
| 3. St. Peter's Health Helena | 1% below | 177 of 347 | 145 of 347 |
| 4. Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman | at median | 184 of 365 | 153 of 365 |
| 5. Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda | at median | 177 of 386 | 163 of 386 |
| 6. St. Patrick Hospital Missoula | at median | 126 of 275 | 126 of 275 |
| 7. Montana Childrens Home & Hospital Helena | 1% above | 20 of 46 | 24 of 46 |
| 8. Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon | 14% above | 96 of 374 | 247 of 374 |
| 9. Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky | 16% above | 42 of 221 | 166 of 221 |
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all Montana hospitals that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.