AST liver enzyme test Cost in Lincoln, NE (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lincoln, NE, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $35 — 8% below the US median ($38), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
CHI Health Nebraska Heart	Lincoln, NE	$16	$11	★ 4/5	—	—
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln, NE	$35	$8	★ 3/5	112 min	—
CHI Health St. Elizabeth	Lincoln, NE	$49	$23	★ 4/5	158 min	—

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 September 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)

$59

Cash / self-pay

$35

Insurer-negotiated

$11

Medicare pays

$20$46

Median cash $35 · Medicare $5 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $35 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $59 list price could save about $23 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Lincoln

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Rick Chatwell, M.D.	Rheumatology	Lincoln, NE	1,882
Melvin Churchill, M.D.	Rheumatology	Lincoln, NE	1,297
William Saalfeld, DNP, APRN	Nurse Practitioner	Lincoln, NE	271
Karis Lange, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Lincoln, NE	175
Kristin Twidwell, PAC	Physician Assistant	Lincoln, NE	160
Samone Wulf, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Lincoln, NE	87

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