Prices at 46 hospitals in Nebraska, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $375 — 17% above the US median ($321), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pender Community Hospital | Pender, NE | $116 | $131 | — | 125 min | 15.1% |
| Avera Creighton Hospital | Creighton, NE | $147 | $136 | — | 104 min | 14.9% |
| Chadron Hospital | Chadron, NE | $168 | $208 | ★ 3/5 | 108 min | 14.7% |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital District | Gordon, NE | $194 | $182 | — | 105 min | 15.4% |
| Columbus Community Hospital, Inc | Columbus, NE | $204 | $155 | ★ 3/5 | 122 min | 14.1% |
| Gothenburg Health | Gothenburg, NE | $212 | $184 | — | 118 min | 14.6% |
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Omaha, NE | $212 | $358 | ★ 4/5 | 156 min | 15.5% |
| Kearney County Health Services Hospital | Minden, NE | $217 | $211 | — | 129 min | 14.6% |
| Regional West Medical Center | Scottsbluff, NE | $232 | $236 | ★ 2/5 | 201 min | 14.9% |
| Methodist Fremont Health | Fremont, NE | $235 | $416 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | 14.9% |
| Merrick Medical Center | Central City, NE | $258 | $413 | — | 125 min | 14.6% |
| Crete Area Medical Center | Crete, NE | $258 | $411 | — | 100 min | 14.8% |
| Avera St Anthony's Hospital | O' Neill, NE | $265 | $320 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | 14.7% |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital | Atkinson, NE | $317 | $271 | — | 110 min | 15.0% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | $326 | $466 | ★ 4/5 | 160 min | 14.6% |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | $326 | $466 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | 15.5% |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | $326 | $466 | ★ 4/5 | 138 min | 14.8% |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | $326 | $466 | ★ 4/5 | 173 min | 15.1% |
| Brown County Hospital | Ainsworth, NE | $327 | $392 | — | 110 min | 14.6% |
| CHI Health Nebraska Heart | Lincoln, NE | $328 | $498 | ★ 4/5 | — | 13.3% |
| Garden County Health Services | Oshkosh, NE | $328 | $406 | — | 149 min | — |
| Cozad Community Hospital | Cozad, NE | $328 | $315 | — | 99 min | 15.7% |
| Jefferson Community Health & Life | Fairbury, NE | $361 | $265 | — | 97 min | 14.5% |
| CHI Health St. Elizabeth | Lincoln, NE | $389 | $482 | ★ 4/5 | 162 min | 15.0% |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | $401 | $500 | ★ 4/5 | 142 min | 14.7% |
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 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)
Typical cash price here is $375 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $488 list price could save about $113 (23%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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