Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 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

$516.25

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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

$875.00

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.

$163.02 with Medica vs $6,795.90 with Timpte — 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
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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 $163.02 ↓ -68%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $201.25 ↓ -61%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $203.27 ↓ -61%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $481.25 ↓ -7%
United Commercial|All Plans $551.25 ↑ +7%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $560.00 ↑ +8%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $564.03 ↑ +9%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $564.03 ↑ +9%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $575.09 ↑ +11%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $664.06 ↑ +29%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $664.06 ↑ +29%
United Medicare|All Plans $664.06 ↑ +29%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $664.06 ↑ +29%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $683.98 ↑ +32%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $697.26 ↑ +35%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $697.26 ↑ +35%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $726.25 ↑ +41%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $726.25 ↑ +41%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $822.50 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $822.50 ↑ +59%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $1,474.21 ↑ +186%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $2,056.00 ↑ +298%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $2,415.00 ↑ +368%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $5,909.48 ↑ +1045%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $5,909.48 ↑ +1045%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $5,909.48 ↑ +1045%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $6,795.90 ↑ +1216%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $6,795.90 ↑ +1216%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $6,795.90 ↑ +1216%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $6,795.90 ↑ +1216%

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Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $449.82 $163.02 – $910.35
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $449.82 $149.94 – $910.35
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $393.30 $163.02 – $701.10
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $832.49 $214.85 – $962.88
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $449.82 $182.07 – $910.35
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $533.75 $163.02 – $813.75
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $449.82 $163.02 – $910.35
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln $461.50 $163.02 – $738.40

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