Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) Cost in Lincoln, NE

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lincoln, NE, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $13,143 — 129% above the US median ($5,741), roughly 20.0× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Lincoln Surgical Hospital	Lincoln, NE	$13,143	$6,176	—	—	14.4%

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)

$13,143

Cash / self-pay

$13,143

Insurer-negotiated

$6,176

Medicare pays

$658

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $13,143 — about 20.0× the Medicare rate ($658). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,316).

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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
Stephen Nagengast, MD	General Surgery	Lincoln, NE	45
Haley Blum	Physician Assistant	Lincoln, NE	40
Clinton Rathje, DO	General Surgery	Lincoln, NE	38
Jessica Zaruba, PAC	Physician Assistant	Lincoln, NE	37
John Fallick, MD	General Surgery	Lincoln, NE	37
Kristen Huebsch, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Lincoln, NE	36
Aaron Aldana, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Lincoln, NE	35
Greg Fitzke, MD	General Surgery	Lincoln, NE	23
Jessica Harper, PA	Physician Assistant	Lincoln, NE	23
Clinton Rathje, DO	General Surgery	Lincoln, NE	21
Anthony Tabatabai, D.O.	General Surgery	Lincoln, NE	21
Aaron Aldana, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Lincoln, NE	13

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