Contrast x-ray of ankle at CHI Health St. Francis

2620 West Faidley Avenue, Grand Island, NE · Chihealth · · NPI 1982675955

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$539.26

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$914.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$190.64 with Medica vs $859.16 with Midlands Choice — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Medica Commercial|ACO $190.64 ↓ -65%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $210.22 ↓ -61%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $212.33 ↓ -61%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $249.10 ↓ -54%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $260.86 ↓ -52%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $290.86 ↓ -46%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $290.86 ↓ -46%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $296.57 ↓ -45%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $342.45 ↓ -36%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $342.45 ↓ -36%
United Medicare|All Plans $342.45 ↓ -36%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $342.45 ↓ -36%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $352.72 ↓ -35%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $359.57 ↓ -33%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $359.57 ↓ -33%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $485.00 ↓ -10%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $485.00 ↓ -10%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $485.00 ↓ -10%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $502.70 ↓ -7%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $557.75 ↑ +3%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $557.75 ↑ +3%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $557.75 ↑ +3%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $557.75 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|All Plans $575.82 ↑ +7%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $584.96 ↑ +8%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $758.62 ↑ +41%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $758.62 ↑ +41%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $760.24 ↑ +41%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $859.16 ↑ +59%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $859.16 ↑ +59%

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Contrast x-ray of ankle at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $371.70 $159.30 – $752.25
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $371.70 $123.90 – $752.25
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $371.70 $150.45 – $752.25
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $371.70 $150.45 – $752.25
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $371.70 $141.60 – $752.25

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