Vitamin B12 test Cost in Lincoln, NE (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lincoln, NE, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $122 — 42% above the US median ($86), roughly 8.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
CHI Health Nebraska Heart	Lincoln, NE	$60	$32	★ 4/5	—	13.3%
CHI Health St. Elizabeth	Lincoln, NE	$122	$56	★ 4/5	162 min	15.0%
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln, NE	$148	$23	★ 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)

$244

Cash / self-pay

$122

Insurer-negotiated

$32

Medicare pays

$15

$73$142

Median cash $122 · Medicare $15 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $122 — about 8.1× the Medicare rate ($15). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($30).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $244 list price could save about $122 (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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Kailash Mosalpuria, M.D., MPH	Medical Oncology	Lincoln, NE	258
Madhu Midathada, MD	Hematology-Oncology	Lincoln, NE	201
Spencer Steffen, MD	Family Practice	Lincoln, NE	134
Shawn Semin, MD	Internal Medicine	Lincoln, NE	116
Matthew Shupe, D.O.	Medical Oncology	Lincoln, NE	93
Richard Wurtz, MD	Family Practice	Lincoln, NE	91
Mark Reida, MD	Internal Medicine	Lincoln, NE	82
Ha Nguyen	Physician Assistant	Lincoln, NE	11

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