Prices at 45 hospitals in Nebraska, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $255 — 34% below the US median ($384), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional West Medical Center | Scottsbluff, NE | $76 | $94 | ★ 2/5 | 202 min | — |
| Chase County Community Hospital | Imperial, NE | $94 | $87 | — | 145 min | — |
| Kearney County Health Services Hospital | Minden, NE | $123 | $130 | — | 125 min | — |
| Nemaha County Hospital | Auburn, NE | $132 | $88 | — | 110 min | — |
| Fillmore County Hospital | Geneva, NE | $136 | $73 | ★ 4/5 | 111 min | — |
| Garden County Health Services | Oshkosh, NE | $153 | $189 | — | 147 min | — |
| Methodist Fremont Health | Fremont, NE | $198 | $373 | ★ 2/5 | 126 min | — |
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Omaha, NE | $206 | $414 | ★ 4/5 | 156 min | — |
| Chadron Hospital | Chadron, NE | $207 | $280 | ★ 3/5 | 110 min | — |
| Jefferson Community Health & Life | Fairbury, NE | $207 | $181 | — | 106 min | — |
| Howard County Medical Center | St Paul, NE | $209 | $124 | — | 93 min | — |
| Johnson County Hospital | Tecumseh, NE | $209 | $196 | — | 106 min | — |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital | Atkinson, NE | $240 | $180 | — | 110 min | — |
| Dundy County Hospital | Benkelman, NE | $240 | $179 | — | 156 min | — |
| Cozad Community Hospital | Cozad, NE | $243 | $151 | — | 95 min | — |
| Ogallala Community Hospital | Ogallala, NE | $244 | $162 | — | 106 min | — |
| Thayer County Health Services | Hebron, NE | $246 | $264 | — | 88 min | — |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital | Plainview, NE | $247 | $257 | — | 92 min | — |
| CHI Health Schuyler | Schuyler, NE | $249 | $257 | — | 104 min | — |
| Brown County Hospital | Ainsworth, NE | $252 | $257 | — | 110 min | — |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | $255 | $455 | ★ 4/5 | 156 min | — |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | $255 | $455 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | — |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | $255 | $455 | ★ 4/5 | 137 min | — |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | $255 | $455 | ★ 4/5 | 179 min | — |
| Boone County Health Center | Albion, NE | $257 | $180 | ★ 4/5 | 111 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)
Typical cash price here is $255 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($121). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($242).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $307 list price could save about $52 (17%).
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