Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Montana (2026)
In line with national pricing · Regional price parity: 97.5 · MT
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why hip replacement surgery costs what it does in Montana.
Regional Price Parity
Montana's cost-of-living index sits at 97.5 — meaningfully below the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
31 facilities perform this procedure in Montana — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At -2.5% below the national average ($32,000), Montana is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Hip Replacement Surgery in Montana: What to Know
Montana offers excellent options for hip replacement surgery. Bozeman Health Spine + Joint Institute is Montana's first certified Orthopedic and Spine Center of Excellence. In Missoula, Missoula Bone & Joint's Ambulatory Surgery Center provides a "National Gold Standard of Care," often allowing same-day discharge. St. Peter's Health in Helena offers specialized revision surgery and the anterior approach, while Northern Rockies Orthopaedics in Missoula utilizes computer-assisted surgery for improved outcomes. Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula was also ranked #1 Orthopedic Hospital in Montana by U.S. News & World Report in 2023.
For potential savings, consider facilities known for outpatient procedures, like Alpine Orthopedics and Sports Center in Bozeman, which pioneered anterior total hip replacements in outpatient settings. Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) often have lower overhead than hospitals. You might also explore options in neighboring states if you're near a border. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Montana
Hip Replacement Surgery costs in Montana track close to the national average. Here's how the total is divided across cost components.
Facility Fee
OR time and hospital staffing
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Total Estimated Cost
Montana all-in range
Financing Options
Many Montana clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $31,200 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Based on CMS Medicare data and regional price parities. Learn about our methodology →
Ranges adjusted for Montana's regional price parity (97.5). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Montana
Montana has both hospital and outpatient surgery center options for hip replacement surgery. Outpatient centers typically charge less due to lower overhead. Rates shown are negotiated amounts — what insurers actually pay, not inflated list prices.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Billings Clinic Hospital | Billings | $6,468 | $5,151 | 189 |
| St Vincent Healthcare | Billings | $6,392 | $5,071 | 117 |
| Logan Health Medical Center | Kalispell | $6,874 | $5,454 | 115 |
| Benefis Hospitals Inc | Great Falls | $6,434 | $5,117 | 113 |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital | Great Falls | $6,509 | $5,186 | 105 |
| St Patrick Hospital | Missoula | $6,509 | $5,184 | 94 |
| Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center | Bozeman | $6,971 | $5,554 | 80 |
| Yellowstone Surgery Center Llc | Billings | $6,352 | $5,022 | 66 |
| Missoula Bone & Joint Surgery Center Llc | Missoula | $6,509 | $5,186 | 63 |
| Community Medical Center | Missoula | $6,509 | $5,182 | 45 |
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Billings Clinic Hospital | Billings | $16,354 | $14,753 | 64 |
| St Vincent Healthcare | Billings | $15,502 | $14,074 | 53 |
| Benefis Hospitals Inc | Great Falls | $15,241 | $13,754 | 42 |
| St Patrick Hospital | Missoula | $16,048 | $14,287 | 41 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | Billings | $23,270 | $21,764 | 35 |
| Logan Health Medical Center | Kalispell | $15,215 | $13,706 | 29 |
| Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center | Bozeman | $14,909 | $13,384 | 25 |
| St Peters Health | Helena | $15,626 | $13,418 | 24 |
| Intermountain Health St James Hospital | Butte | $19,054 | $17,538 | 19 |
| St Patrick Hospital | Missoula | $23,125 | $21,266 | 18 |
Hip Replacement Surgery Cost in Nearby States
While Montana's hip replacement surgery costs are in line with the US average, neighboring states happen to run lower. Here's the comparison.
Expert Answers for Montana Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Montana.
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How we calculate hip replacement surgery costs in Montana
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for Montana's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.