Chest tube insertion cost in Nebraska

Prices at 35 hospitals in Nebraska, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$853
Chargemaster (median)
$1,209
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$1,209
Medicare pays
$143
$432$1,653
Median cash $853  ·  Medicare $143  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Typical cash range: $432 – $1,653. The median cash price is about 6.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Jefferson Community Health & Life Fairbury, NE $242 $178 97 min 14.5%
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $268 $317 98 min 15.3%
Brown County Hospital Ainsworth, NE $380 $481 110 min 14.6%
Avera Creighton Hospital Creighton, NE $387 $321 104 min 14.9%
Fillmore County Hospital Geneva, NE $500 $295 ★ 4/5 109 min 15.2%
Pender Community Hospital Pender, NE $501 $557 125 min 15.1%
Johnson County Hospital Tecumseh, NE $532 $419 97 min 15.4%
Gordon Memorial Hospital District Gordon, NE $535 $503 105 min 15.4%
Chi Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $542 $1,209 ★ 4/5 13.3%
Howard County Medical Center St Paul, NE $546 $311 87 min 14.9%
Chi Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $636 $1,499 ★ 4/5 162 min 15.0%
Merrick Medical Center Central City, NE $644 $1,031 125 min 14.6%
Crete Area Medical Center Crete, NE $644 $1,020 100 min 14.8%
Chase County Community Hospital Imperial, NE $751 $573 131 min 15.5%
Chi Health Midlands Papillion, NE $769 $1,514 ★ 4/5 138 min 14.8%
Chi Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $769 $1,514 ★ 4/5 173 min 15.1%
Morrill County Community Hospital Bridgeport, NE $815 $408 144 min 14.6%
Chi Health Plainview Hospital Plainview, NE $853 $939 97 min 14.8%
Chi Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $864 $928 103 min
Chi Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $920 $1,471 ★ 4/5 142 min 14.7%
Chi Health St. Marys Nebraska City, NE $920 $1,471 ★ 4/5 115 min 14.8%
West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson, NE $945 $603 110 min 15.0%
Chi Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $967 $1,490 ★ 4/5 125 min 14.3%
Garden County Health Services Oshkosh, NE $1,076 $1,329 149 min
Gothenburg Health Gothenburg, NE $1,088 $943 118 min 14.6%

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. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

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