Office visit (new patient) cost in Nebraska

Prices at 49 hospitals in Nebraska, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $300 — 20% above the US median ($251), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Kearney County Health Services Hospital Minden, NE $72 $112 — 125 min —
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE $128 $260 ★ 4/5 156 min —
Fillmore County Hospital Geneva, NE $140 $124 ★ 4/5 111 min —
Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff, NE $171 $166 ★ 2/5 202 min —
Nemaha County Hospital Auburn, NE $178 $121 — 110 min —
Columbus Community Hospital, Inc Columbus, NE $182 $134 ★ 3/5 121 min —
Methodist Fremont Health Fremont, NE $200 $349 ★ 2/5 126 min —
Morrill County Community Hospital Bridgeport, NE $203 $152 — 146 min —
Merrick Medical Center Central City, NE $203 $220 — 127 min —
Crete Area Medical Center Crete, NE $203 $269 — 104 min —
Avera St Anthony's Hospital O' Neill, NE $215 $193 ★ 4/5 115 min —
Gothenburg Health Gothenburg, NE $239 $157 — 124 min —
Avera Creighton Hospital Creighton, NE $254 $209 — 107 min —
Chadron Hospital Chadron, NE $255 $334 ★ 3/5 110 min —
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $260 $349 ★ 4/5 — —
Garden County Health Services Oshkosh, NE $262 $286 — 147 min —
Brown County Hospital Ainsworth, NE $263 $282 — 110 min —
Cozad Community Hospital Cozad, NE $271 $192 — 95 min —
Jefferson Community Health & Life Fairbury, NE $274 $229 — 106 min —
Boone County Health Center Albion, NE $288 $217 ★ 4/5 111 min —
CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $291 $395 ★ 4/5 156 min —
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $291 $395 ★ 3/5 128 min —
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $291 $395 ★ 4/5 137 min —
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $291 $395 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Pender Community Hospital Pender, NE $300 $332 — 128 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)
$365
Cash / self-pay
$300
Insurer-negotiated
$258
Medicare pays
$177
$181$449
Median cash $300  ·  Medicare $177  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $300 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($177). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($355).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $365 list price could save about $65 (18%).

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