Office visit, new patient (level 3) cost in Nebraska

Prices at 47 hospitals in Nebraska, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $221 — 17% above the US median ($190), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Kearney County Health Services Hospital Minden, NE $55 $89 129 min 14.6%
Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff, NE $104 $115 ★ 2/5 201 min 14.9%
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE $109 $188 ★ 4/5 156 min 15.5%
Gothenburg Health Gothenburg, NE $113 $98 118 min 14.6%
Methodist Fremont Health Fremont, NE $124 $249 ★ 2/5 133 min 14.9%
Fillmore County Hospital Geneva, NE $130 $77 ★ 4/5 109 min 15.2%
Nemaha County Hospital Auburn, NE $132 $73 110 min 14.7%
Merrick Medical Center Central City, NE $133 $211 125 min 14.6%
Crete Area Medical Center Crete, NE $133 $211 100 min 14.8%
Avera St Anthony's Hospital O' Neill, NE $146 $143 ★ 4/5 111 min 14.7%
Cozad Community Hospital Cozad, NE $166 $155 99 min 15.7%
Brown County Hospital Ainsworth, NE $166 $210 110 min 14.6%
Pender Community Hospital Pender, NE $167 $183 125 min 15.1%
Chadron Hospital Chadron, NE $167 $228 ★ 3/5 108 min 14.7%
Garden County Health Services Oshkosh, NE $171 $211 149 min
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $171 $260 ★ 4/5 13.3%
Jefferson Community Health & Life Fairbury, NE $182 $134 97 min 14.5%
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $203 $252 ★ 4/5 162 min 15.0%
West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson, NE $203 $140 110 min 15.0%
Syracuse Area Health Syracuse, NE $208 $200 101 min 15.1%
Franklin County Memorial Hospital Franklin, NE $216 $194 80 min
Bryan Medical Center Lincoln, NE $216 $216 ★ 3/5 117 min 14.7%
Callaway District Hospital Callaway, NE $220 $151 129 min 15.1%
CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $221 $316 ★ 4/5 160 min 14.6%
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $221 $316 ★ 3/5 132 min 15.5%

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 June 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)
$256
Cash / self-pay
$221
Insurer-negotiated
$211
Medicare pays
$118
$128$326
Median cash $221  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $221 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($118). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $256 list price could save about $35 (14%).

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