Drug screen (urine) cost in Nebraska

Prices at 51 hospitals in Nebraska, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $184 — 63% above the US median ($113), roughly 10.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $32 $168 106 min
Kearney County Health Services Hospital Minden, NE $40 $50 125 min
Methodist Fremont Health Fremont, NE $45 $65 ★ 2/5 126 min
Bryan Medical Center Lincoln, NE $79 $86 ★ 3/5 112 min
Midwest Surgical Hospital Llc Omaha, NE $81 $63
Franklin County Memorial Hospital Franklin, NE $88 $81 81 min
Cozad Community Hospital Cozad, NE $104 $98 95 min
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $110 $65 ★ 4/5 138 min
CHI Health St. Marys Nebraska City, NE $110 $65 ★ 4/5 116 min
Thayer County Health Services Hebron, NE $129 $156 88 min
Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff, NE $131 $122 ★ 2/5 202 min
Merrick Medical Center Central City, NE $136 $163 127 min
Crete Area Medical Center Crete, NE $136 $141 104 min
Jefferson Community Health & Life Fairbury, NE $138 $116 106 min
Gordon Memorial Hospital District Gordon, NE $148 $109 106 min
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $156 $102 ★ 4/5 120 min
Avera Creighton Hospital Creighton, NE $158 $116 107 min
West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson, NE $160 $134 110 min
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $166 $128 ★ 4/5
Faith Regional Health Services Norfolk, NE $169 $64 ★ 3/5 101 min
Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, Inc Beatrice, NE $172 $111 ★ 4/5 92 min
Grand Island Regional Medical Center Grand Island, NE $176 $115 ★ 2/5 103 min
Callaway District Hospital Callaway, NE $180 $99 126 min
Morrill County Community Hospital Bridgeport, NE $184 $141 146 min
Fillmore County Hospital Geneva, NE $194 $77 ★ 4/5 111 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)
$227
Cash / self-pay
$184
Insurer-negotiated
$122
Medicare pays
$17
$79$314
Median cash $184  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $184 — about 10.7× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $227 list price could save about $43 (19%).

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