CT scan of the chest with contrast Cost in Lincoln, NE

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lincoln, NE, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,304 — 15% below the US median ($1,527), roughly 7.8× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
CHI Health St. Elizabeth	Lincoln, NE	$1,192	$902	★ 4/5	162 min	15.0%
CHI Health Nebraska Heart	Lincoln, NE	$1,304	$680	★ 4/5	—	13.3%
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln, NE	$1,505	$456	★ 3/5	117 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 July 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)

$2,508

Cash / self-pay

$1,304

Insurer-negotiated

$680

Medicare pays

$167

$1,214$1,465

Median cash $1,304 · Medicare $167 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,304 — about 7.8× the Medicare rate ($167). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($333).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,508 list price could save about $1,204 (48%).

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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
Jeffry Ailes, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	318
Kathryn Totino, D.O.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	313
Jonathan Felt, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	299
Minhtriet Luu, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	279
Scott Mcham, DO	Hematology-Oncology	Lincoln, NE	165
Sandra Machado, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	123
Robert Harrold, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	123
Nathan Green, DO	Medical Oncology	Lincoln, NE	115
Stacey Knox, MD	Hematology-Oncology	Lincoln, NE	114
Haris Zahoor, MD	Medical Oncology	Lincoln, NE	114
Daniel Hadland, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	111
Steven Dunder, MD	Hematology-Oncology	Lincoln, NE	105

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