Community Medical Center prices
Community Medical Center in Missoula, MT publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What Community Medical Center publishes for common services
ER visit, level 3 (moderate): listed at $949. Insurers pay a median of $277, across 7 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "99281 emergency department visit may not req phys/qhp" | $295 | - | $88.05$88.05 to $88.05, 7 insurers |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "99282 emergency department visit straightforward mdm" | $624 | - | $158$158 to $158, 7 insurers |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "99283 emergency department visit low mdm" | $949 | - | $277$277 to $277, 7 insurers |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "99284 emergency department visit moderate mdm" | $1,640 | - | $426$426 to $426, 7 insurers |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "99285 emergency department visit high level mdm" | $2,600 | - | $613$613 to $613, 7 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "Cmcm est patient visit (20 min) wcc" | $603 | - | - |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "Cmcm est patient visit (30 min) wcc" | $870 | - | - |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "Blood gas draw-ven" | $34.75 | - | - |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "Cmcm cyanocob vl 1mmcg 1ml vial pbb" | $6.30 | - | - |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "Comprehen metabolic panel" | $406 | - | - |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "Charge chem 8" | $117 | - | - |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "Auto diff" | $142 | - | - |
| Lipid panelCPT 80061, listed as "Lipid panel" | $151 | - | $13.39$13.39 to $13.39, 7 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "Hepatic function panel" | $257 | - | - |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "X-ray exam of ankle" | $568 | - | $88.05$88.05 to $88.05, 7 insurers |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "Ct abd & pelvis w/o contrast" | $2,568 | - | $225$225 to $225, 7 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "Ct abd & pelv w/contrast" | $6,313 | - | $435$435 to $435, 7 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "Ct abd & pelv 1/> regns" | $4,806 | - | $435$435 to $435, 7 insurers |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "Mr brain neuroquant wo contrast" | $3,860 | - | $540$540 to $540, 7 insurers |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "Mr cranial nerve/brain w/wo contrast" | $7,111 | - | $855$855 to $855, 7 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "Mr defecography" | $5,435 | - | $540$540 to $540, 7 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "Mr pelvis w/wo cont female w/ glucagon" | $5,435 | - | $855$855 to $855, 7 insurers |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "Echo compl w doppl wo contrast" | $2,284 | - | $548$548 to $548, 7 insurers |
| Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93307, listed as "Cmcm echo comp wo doppl wo contrast" | $1,534 | - | $242$242 to $242, 7 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "Electrocardiogram complete" | $217 | - | $59.40$59.40 to $59.40, 7 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, interpretation and report onlyCPT 93010, listed as "Electrocardiogram pro fee" | $18.00 | - | - |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomyCPT 47562, listed as "Laparoscopic cholecystectomy" | $39,255 | - | $5,834$5,834 to $5,834, 7 insurers |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscectomyCPT 29881, listed as "Knee arthroscopy/surgery" | $47,102 to $71,077 | - | $3,245$3,245 to $3,245, 7 insurers |
Source: Community Medical Center's standard charges file, which the hospital dated July 17, 2026. Read on October 1, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask Community Medical Center to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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