MRI of the neck (cervical spine) with and without contrast Cost in Omaha, NE

Prices at 6 hospitals in Omaha, NE, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,094 — 20% below the US median ($2,627), roughly 6.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Midwest Surgical Hospital Llc	Omaha, NE	$600	$532	—	—	14.0%
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital	Omaha, NE	$1,490	$739	★ 4/5	156 min	15.5%
CHI Health Bergan Mercy	Omaha, NE	$2,094	$848	★ 4/5	160 min	14.6%
CHI Health Immanuel	Omaha, NE	$2,094	$773	★ 3/5	132 min	15.5%
CHI Health Lakeside	Omaha, NE	$2,094	$798	★ 4/5	173 min	15.1%
Nebraska Spine Hospital, Llc	Omaha, NE	$2,308	$1,218	—	—	13.7%

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 August 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)

$4,575

Cash / self-pay

$2,094

Insurer-negotiated

$785

Medicare pays

$318

$1,045$2,201

Median cash $2,094 · Medicare $318 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,094 — about 6.6× the Medicare rate ($318). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($636).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,575 list price could save about $2,480 (54%).

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Doctors who perform this in Omaha

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
Nancy Benedetti, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Omaha, NE	43
Jason Helvey, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Omaha, NE	28
Mark Keiper, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Omaha, NE	24
Matthew White, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Omaha, NE	22

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