Soft tissue ultrasound cost in Nebraska

Prices at 47 hospitals in Nebraska, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $499 — 48% above the US median ($337), roughly 7.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE $114 $320 ★ 2/5 117 min 15.2%
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $199 $102 ★ 4/5 125 min 14.3%
Gordon Memorial Hospital District Gordon, NE $214 $201 105 min 15.4%
Merrick Medical Center Central City, NE $230 $196 125 min 14.6%
Crete Area Medical Center Crete, NE $230 $261 100 min 14.8%
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE $274 $169 ★ 4/5 156 min 15.5%
Bryan Medical Center Lincoln, NE $304 $278 ★ 3/5 117 min 14.7%
Grand Island Regional Medical Center Grand Island, NE $304 $336 ★ 2/5 105 min 15.1%
CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $317 $104 ★ 4/5 160 min 14.6%
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $317 $104 ★ 3/5 132 min 15.5%
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $317 $104 ★ 4/5 138 min 14.8%
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $317 $104 ★ 4/5 173 min 15.1%
Methodist Fremont Health Fremont, NE $322 $506 ★ 2/5 133 min 14.9%
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $330 $174 ★ 4/5 13.3%
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $367 $103 ★ 4/5 162 min 15.0%
Garden County Health Services Oshkosh, NE $396 $438 149 min
Brown County Hospital Ainsworth, NE $435 $551 110 min 14.6%
Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, Inc Beatrice, NE $453 $430 ★ 4/5 93 min 14.7%
Kearney County Health Services Hospital Minden, NE $457 $436 129 min 14.6%
Faith Regional Health Services Norfolk, NE $465 $119 ★ 3/5 102 min 13.8%
Boone County Health Center Albion, NE $472 $456 ★ 4/5 110 min 15.5%
Thayer County Health Services Hebron, NE $484 $587 89 min 14.7%
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $496 $558 98 min 15.3%
Fillmore County Hospital Geneva, NE $499 $294 ★ 4/5 109 min 15.2%
West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson, NE $504 $372 110 min 15.0%

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)
$630
Cash / self-pay
$499
Insurer-negotiated
$336
Medicare pays
$64
$256$642
Median cash $499  ·  Medicare $64  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $499 — about 7.8× the Medicare rate ($64). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($128).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $630 list price could save about $131 (21%).

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