Billings Clinic Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Billings Clinic Hospital? You may not have to pay all of it. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance — here are this hospital's actual income limits and how to apply, taken from its own published policy.
Quick facts
200%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Full financial assistance if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: A sliding-fee discount of 55-95% if your household income is between 201% and 400% of the federal poverty guidelines.
How to apply: Billings Clinic: Financial assistance
Phone: (406) 238-2601 — Patient Financial Services; toll-free 1-800-332-7156, ext. 2601.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — full help goes to household incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, with a sliding discount up to 400%.
- Ask Patient Financial Services for an application, or get one from the link above.
- Fill out the application and gather proof of income and household size.
- Call the number above to get help with the form or to check whether you qualify.
Good to know
- You can apply up to 240 days after your first bill — even if the bill already went to collections.
- A new bill means a new application — you can apply more than once. More in our guide You Might Not Have to Pay That Hospital Bill.
- Whatever remains after assistance can still be negotiated: How to Negotiate a Hospital Bill.
- Free help applying: Dollar For walks you through it at no cost.
See what Billings Clinic Hospital charges
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Sources
- Policy details above come from the hospital's own published materials, linked below. Policies change — if a link breaks or a number looks off, call the hospital and please tell us.
- Billings Clinic Financial Assistance brochure (PDF)
- Billings Clinic Financial Assistance Program and Emergency Medical Care Policy (PDF)