CT scan of the chest without contrast Cost in Lincoln, NE

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lincoln, NE, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,024 — 17% below the US median ($1,229), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
CHI Health St. Elizabeth	Lincoln, NE	$811	$648	★ 4/5	162 min	15.0%
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln, NE	$1,024	$278	★ 3/5	117 min	14.7%
CHI Health Nebraska Heart	Lincoln, NE	$1,035	$540	★ 4/5	—	13.3%

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)

$1,706

Cash / self-pay

$1,024

Insurer-negotiated

$540

Medicare pays

$133

$853$1,032

Median cash $1,024 · Medicare $133 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,024 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($265).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,706 list price could save about $682 (40%).

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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
Kathryn Totino, D.O.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	427
Janet Matthes, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	348
Robert Harrold, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	309
Minhtriet Luu, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	265
Donald Breit, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	215
Jonathan Felt, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	213
Douglas Winjum, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	199
Bryce Hansen, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	198
Taylor Harms, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	188
Samuel Braden, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	184
Juris Purins, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	170
Jeffry Ailes, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Lincoln, NE	150

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