Abscess drainage (simple) Cost in Nebraska (2026)

Prices at 47 hospitals in Nebraska, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $290 — 14% below the US median ($338), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ogallala Community Hospital	Ogallala, NE	$64	$116	—	98 min	15.3%
CHI Health Nebraska Heart	Lincoln, NE	$189	$254	★ 4/5	—	13.3%
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital	Omaha, NE	$189	$255	★ 4/5	156 min	15.5%
Merrick Medical Center	Central City, NE	$197	$243	—	125 min	14.6%
Crete Area Medical Center	Crete, NE	$197	$241	—	100 min	14.8%
Chadron Hospital	Chadron, NE	$204	$262	★ 3/5	108 min	14.7%
Jefferson Community Health & Life	Fairbury, NE	$207	$152	—	97 min	14.5%
Gordon Memorial Hospital District	Gordon, NE	$219	$206	—	105 min	15.4%
Fillmore County Hospital	Geneva, NE	$225	$133	★ 4/5	109 min	15.2%
CHI Health St. Elizabeth	Lincoln, NE	$246	$305	★ 4/5	162 min	15.0%
West Holt Memorial Hospital	Atkinson, NE	$249	$183	—	110 min	15.0%
Boone County Health Center	Albion, NE	$255	$236	★ 4/5	110 min	15.5%
CHI Health Plainview Hospital	Plainview, NE	$255	$274	—	97 min	14.8%
CHI Health Schuyler	Schuyler, NE	$258	$274	—	103 min	—
Pender Community Hospital	Pender, NE	$263	$292	—	125 min	15.1%
Dundy County Hospital	Benkelman, NE	$263	$193	—	146 min	15.6%
Johnson County Hospital	Tecumseh, NE	$268	$214	—	97 min	15.4%
Kearney County Health Services Hospital	Minden, NE	$272	$250	—	129 min	14.6%
Avera Creighton Hospital	Creighton, NE	$281	$241	—	104 min	14.9%
Brown County Hospital	Ainsworth, NE	$284	$340	—	110 min	14.6%
Chase County Community Hospital	Imperial, NE	$286	$172	—	131 min	15.5%
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln, NE	$288	$264	★ 3/5	117 min	14.7%
Grand Island Regional Medical Center	Grand Island, NE	$288	$319	★ 2/5	105 min	15.1%
Methodist Fremont Health	Fremont, NE	$290	$308	★ 2/5	133 min	14.9%
Rock County Hospital	Bassett, NE	$337	$272	—	111 min	15.4%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$406

Cash / self-pay

$290

Insurer-negotiated

$259

Medicare pays

$129

$201$531

Median cash $290 · Medicare $129 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $290 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($129). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($257).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $406 list price could save about $115 (28%).

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