Cash-pay prices / Imaging
Imaging: Montana cash prices
Scans priced up front, from Montana imaging partners.
Cash prices for this category are being collected from participating Montana facilities. Ask us what a specific procedure costs and we will find out for you.
Procedures in this category
| Procedure | Typical cash price | Where |
|---|---|---|
| MRI | Ask us | Not listed yet |
| CT scan | Ask us | Not listed yet |
| X-ray | Ask us | Not listed yet |
| Ultrasound | Ask us | Not listed yet |
| Mammogram | Ask us | Not listed yet |
Prices vary by clinic and are set by the provider, not by CoreMed. Listing does not imply a CoreMed membership discount unless stated.
Meanwhile, what a hospital charges
Not CoreMed prices and not clinic prices. These are what Montana hospitals ask a self-paying patient, taken from their own federally required price files. They are here as the benchmark the numbers above are worth comparing against.
| Procedure | Cheapest hospital | Most expensive | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRI, brain, without contrast 7 hospitals publishing a self-pay price | $672 | $2,646 | 3.9× |
| MRI, lower back, without contrast 7 hospitals publishing a self-pay price | $658 | $2,538 | 3.9× |
| CT, head, without contrast 7 hospitals publishing a self-pay price | $354 | $1,904 | 5.4× |
| CT, abdomen and pelvis, with contrast 7 hospitals publishing a self-pay price | $1,034 | $4,214 | 4.1× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen, complete 7 hospitals publishing a self-pay price | $266 | $884 | 3.3× |
| Chest X-ray, two views 7 hospitals publishing a self-pay price | $98 | $309 | 3.2× |
| Mammogram, screening, both sides 7 hospitals publishing a self-pay price | $77 | $425 | 5.5× |
Self-pay prices from each hospital's machine-readable file, extracted August 2026. Hospitals publishing no separate self-pay rate are excluded, so every figure is like for like. See the full comparison.
What this costs around Montana
Independent imaging centres are usually cheaper than a hospital, but not always, and in Montana very few publish a price at all. These are prices other providers publish on their own websites. These are not CoreMed prices and not rates CoreMed has negotiated. Every one links to where we found it.
MRI, brain, without contrast
| Where | What kind of price | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Imaging Center, Missoula and Kalispell Requires payment in full in advance and a doctor's order. Includes the radiologist's read. | Independent centre | $800 |
MRI, lower back, without contrast
| Where | What kind of price | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Imaging Center, Missoula and Kalispell Requires payment in full in advance and a doctor's order. | Independent centre | $800 |
MRI without contrast
| Where | What kind of price | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Ortho Montana, Billings, via MDsave | Prepaid voucher | $795 |
X-ray
| Where | What kind of price | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| CostCare, Missoula Published as "All X-Rays are $40" | Direct-pay clinic | $40 |
| Ortho Montana, Billings, via MDsave | Prepaid voucher | $173 |
Collected August 2026 from each provider's own website. Prices change and some carry conditions, so follow the link and check before you rely on one. Where a provider publishes no price, we say so rather than estimating.
Members usually pay less than this
Labs, X-rays and prescriptions are part of a CoreMed membership rather than a separate bill. If you're regularly paying cash for the things on this page, the membership is often the cheaper path.
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