Logan Health - Chester Bill Pay

Questions About Your Bill?

The Patient Financial Services department is available to assist you with questions concerning your hospital bill.

• Local Chester Office: (406) 759-5181
• Central Billing Office: (406) 751-6445
• Financial Assistance: (406) 752-1767

Payment Options

We offer several methods to pay your bill: 

• By Mail or In Person:
  315 West Madison
  Chester, MT 59522
• By Phone: (406) 759-5181 | (406) 609-0818
• Use Statement Stub: PO Box 748730 Los Angeles, CA 90074-8730
• Online: personpay.com/loganhealth

For your convenience, you can also set up a recurring credit/debit card payment for each month.

Methods of Payment
We accept cash, checks, money orders, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.

Financial Assistance

• Financial Assistance Program Summary
• Financial Assistance Policy
• Financial Assistance Application
• Financial Assistance Application Checklist
• Sliding Scale Guidelines

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

When paying your medical bill is a concern
Logan Health – Chester has a financial assistance policy, which maybe able to assist with your medical expenses. Please review the Financial Assistance Program summary.

What is financial assistance?
Logan Health – Chester offers Financial Assistance for emergency and other medically necessary services provided and billed through Logan Health – Chester. If you don’t have insurance or need help with costs that aren’t covered, financial assistance may be available. Patients who meet eligibility requirements will receive discounted medical services based on Federal Poverty Guidelines.

How do I request fiancial assistance?
You have several options to obtain a Financial Assistance application.
1. Complete Logan Health – Chester’s Financial Assistance Application
2. Contact phone number listed on your billing statement.
3. Visit the registration representative at the clinic or hospital and they will be able to provide you with an application.

What do I need to supply along with my request for financial assistance?
Return the application completed in its entirety along with:
1. Copy of your most recent complete tax return, including all schedules.
2. Copies of the two most recent pay stubs for each wage earner in the household.
3. Proof of third party coverage status or eligibility (including Medicare or Medicaid.)

What should I expect?
Your application will be reviewed and a decision will be communicated to you within 30 days. All information is confidential. To qualify for financial assistance, your household income must be at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. This eligibility is determined by:
1. Family Size
2. Income Guidelines
3. Expenses
4. Terminal Illness
5. Employment Status
6. Third Party Coverage status or Eligibility

Helpful Links

• Healthy Montana Kids
• Apply for Medicaid
• Price Transparency
• Montana Informed Patient
• No Surprise Billing Act

Price Transparency

• The prices listed are the amounts Logan Health – Chester would bill an insurer. The amounts may not be what you will pay out-of-pocket.
• The prices listed were in effect as of DEC 27, 2022. Hospital prices are updated annually with the most recent overall price change implemented on JULY 1, 2022. In some cases, charges may change during the year and may have been updated since DEC 27, 2022.
• Hospital charges are the amount a hospital bills an insurer for a service. For most patients, hospitals are reimbursed at a level well below charges. Patients covered by commercial insurance have negotiated rates with hospitals. Patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid programs have hospital reimbursement rates determined by federal and state governments.
• Hospital charges may also include bundled rates for procedures, personnel, services and supplies. For example, inpatient room rates include the space, equipment, nursing personnel, oxygen and routine sterile intravenous supplies.

Where to find more information:
When you have the opportunity to shop for medical services, it’s important to contact your own insurance carrier to understand which costs will be covered and which will be your responsibility. Logan Health – Chester has established a process to help patients find out what an anticipated visit or procedure would cost.

Also, the Montana Hospital Association offers web-based resources to help Montanans with their health care decisions:

• Montana Informed Patient (http://www.mtinformedpatient.org) – information and tools to enable you to make informed health care decisions.
• Montana Price Point (http://www.montanapricepoint.org) – shows charges from the past year for services at all Montana hospitals.

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