Creatine kinase (CK) test Cost in Lincoln, NE

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lincoln, NE, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $22 — 56% below the US median ($50), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln, NE	$19	$10	★ 3/5	112 min	—
CHI Health Nebraska Heart	Lincoln, NE	$22	$13	★ 4/5	—	—
CHI Health St. Elizabeth	Lincoln, NE	$119	$53	★ 4/5	158 min	—

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 October 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)

$48

Cash / self-pay

$22

Insurer-negotiated

$13

Medicare pays

$20$100

Median cash $22 · Medicare $7 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $22 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($7). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($13).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $48 list price could save about $26 (54%).

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Doctors who perform this in Lincoln

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
Gerold Stark, MD	Internal Medicine	Lincoln, NE	488
Mark Reida, MD	Internal Medicine	Lincoln, NE	420
Ritoo Jain, MD	Internal Medicine	Lincoln, NE	417
Eric Avery, M.D.	Hematology-Oncology	Lincoln, NE	291
Holly Mcmillan, MD	Internal Medicine	Lincoln, NE	288
Jodi Triggs, DO	Internal Medicine	Lincoln, NE	248
Richard Wurtz, MD	Family Practice	Lincoln, NE	121

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