CT scan, chest (no contrast)
Facility: St James Hospital
Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $633 compared to the $496 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.28× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MT hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, chest (no contrast) is about $496 (about 4.6× the $107 Medicare rate). St James Hospital charges insurers about $633 — above the fair price. Located in Butte, MT.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $496. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $108 - $1,389 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,520 - $2,324 | 1423% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,552 | 1453% |
| Cignamajor | $856 - $1,552 | 801% |
| Humanamajor | $110 | 103% |
| GEHA | $1,389 | 1300% |
| PacificSource | $754 - $1,552 | 706% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $223 - $1,552 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at St James Hospital
Compare: CT scan, chest (no contrast) at other MT hospitals
- Daniels Memorial Hospital · Scobey $42
- Livingston Healthcare · Livingston $80
- Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital · Glasgow $86
- Wheatland Memorial Hospital · Harlowton $89
- Central Montana Medical Center · Lewistown $91
- Stillwater Billings Clinic · Columbus $96
- Logan Health Medical Center · Kalispell $111
- St Peters Health · Helena $114
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at St James Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $593
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $593).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask St James Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $496 Fair BaseRate ($107 Medicare)
Your bill ($1,634) is $1,138 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($496) and 15.3× the $107 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.