Nuclear cardiac stress test cost in Lincoln, NE

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lincoln, NE, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,319 — 27% below the US median ($3,166), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $2,112 $1,323 ★ 4/5 13.3%
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $2,319 $2,222 ★ 4/5 162 min 15.0%
Bryan Medical Center Lincoln, NE $3,541 $3,337 ★ 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)
$4,638
Cash / self-pay
$2,319
Insurer-negotiated
$2,222
Medicare pays
$428
$2,153$3,296
Median cash $2,319  ·  Medicare $428  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,319 — about 5.4× the Medicare rate ($428). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,638 list price could save about $2,319 (50%).

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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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Douglas Netz, MDInterventional CardiologyLincoln, NE201
Harpaul Bajwa, MDInterventional CardiologyLincoln, NE189
Kaliprasad Ayala, MDCardiologyLincoln, NE155
Isaac Meier, M.D.Interventional CardiologyLincoln, NE143
Rebecca Rundlett, MDCardiologyLincoln, NE141
Denes Korpas, MDInterventional CardiologyLincoln, NE134
Steven Martin, MDInterventional CardiologyLincoln, NE133
Todd Tessendorf, M.D.CardiologyLincoln, NE131
Ajay Chander, MDCardiologyLincoln, NE82
Hemantha Koduri, MDCardiologyLincoln, NE63
Rajeev Anchan, M.D.Interventional CardiologyLincoln, NE59
Gina Mentzer, M.D.CardiologyLincoln, NE54

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