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Appendectomy (laparoscopic) in Montana: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 8 Montana hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 44970

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Phillips County Medical Center Malta$7,2931.2×12026-08-04
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital Billings$11,7621.9×82026-03-22
Intermountain Health St James Hospital Butte$12,2522.0×32026-03-22
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls$13,6762.2×22026-02-18
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson$17,0072.8×12026-04-01
St Peters Health Helena$19,2723.1×222026-03-31

MS-DRG 399

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mccone County Health Center Circle$5,3650.6×12026-01-01
Intermountain Health St James Hospital Butte$7,8840.9×52026-03-22
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital Billings$15,4591.9×112026-03-22
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls$19,2642.3×22026-02-18
Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell$22,8082.7×22026-04-01
St Peters Health Helena$28,2053.4×42026-03-31

MS-DRG 398

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mccone County Health Center Circle$7,2230.7×12026-01-01
Intermountain Health St James Hospital Butte$10,4250.9×52026-03-22
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital Billings$20,4421.9×112026-03-22
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls$25,2242.3×22026-02-18
Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell$29,6782.7×22026-04-01
St Peters Health Helena$37,2943.4×42026-03-31

MS-DRG 397

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mccone County Health Center Circle$11,8280.7×12026-01-01
Intermountain Health St James Hospital Butte$16,4950.9×52026-03-22
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital Billings$32,3441.9×112026-03-22
Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls$39,4602.3×22026-02-18
Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell$46,0892.6×22026-04-01
St Peters Health Helena$59,0093.4×42026-03-31

Questions

How much do insurers pay for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in Montana?

8 Montana hospitals post usable commercial rates for appendectomy (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 44970, hospital outpatient, the median across 6 hospitals is $12,964, 2.1× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.