Prices at 46 hospitals in Nebraska, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$66
Chargemaster (median)
$81
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$55
Medicare pays
$6
$41$111
Median cash $66 · Medicare $6 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $41 – $111. The median cash price is about 10.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogallala Community Hospital | Ogallala, NE | $12 | $55 | — | 98 min | 15.3% |
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Omaha, NE | $17 | $10 | ★ 4/5 | 156 min | 15.5% |
| Chi Health Nebraska Heart | Lincoln, NE | $24 | $13 | ★ 4/5 | — | 13.3% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Llc | Omaha, NE | $29 | $7 | — | — | 14.0% |
| Chi Health St. Marys | Nebraska City, NE | $41 | $33 | ★ 4/5 | 115 min | 14.8% |
| Chi Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | $41 | $33 | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | 14.7% |
| Chi Health St. Francis | Grand Island, NE | $42 | $42 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | 14.3% |
| Bryan Medical Center | Lincoln, NE | $44 | $10 | ★ 3/5 | 117 min | 14.7% |
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center | Grand Island, NE | $44 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 105 min | 15.1% |
| Cozad Community Hospital | Cozad, NE | $45 | $46 | — | 99 min | 15.7% |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital | Atkinson, NE | $46 | $31 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| Crete Area Medical Center | Crete, NE | $48 | $76 | — | 100 min | 14.8% |
| Merrick Medical Center | Central City, NE | $48 | $76 | — | 125 min | 14.6% |
| Brown County Hospital | Ainsworth, NE | $48 | $61 | — | 110 min | 14.6% |
| Methodist Fremont Health | Fremont, NE | $55 | $23 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | 14.9% |
| Boone County Health Center | Albion, NE | $56 | $54 | ★ 4/5 | 110 min | 15.5% |
| Chadron Hospital | Chadron, NE | $57 | $79 | ★ 3/5 | 108 min | 14.7% |
| Kearney County Health Services Hospital | Minden, NE | $59 | $67 | — | 129 min | 14.6% |
| Garden County Health Services | Oshkosh, NE | $62 | $77 | — | 149 min | — |
| Faith Regional Health Services | Norfolk, NE | $63 | $7 | ★ 3/5 | 102 min | 13.8% |
| Jefferson Community Health & Life | Fairbury, NE | $64 | $47 | — | 97 min | 14.5% |
| Chi Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | $64 | $27 | ★ 4/5 | 138 min | 14.8% |
| Chi Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | $64 | $25 | ★ 4/5 | 173 min | 15.1% |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital | Franklin, NE | $67 | $61 | — | 80 min | — |
| Fillmore County Hospital | Geneva, NE | $68 | $40 | ★ 4/5 | 109 min | 15.2% |
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.