Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff 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

$3,089.83

Cash price

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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.

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.

$5,237.00

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.

$377.94 with Medica vs $8,159.00 with Medica — 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 $377.94 ↓ -88%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $1,204.51 ↓ -61%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $1,216.56 ↓ -61%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $2,874.26 ↓ -7%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $2,874.26 ↓ -7%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $2,880.35 ↓ -7%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $2,930.62 ↓ -5%
United Commercial|All Plans $3,299.31 ↑ +7%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $3,351.68 ↑ +8%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,384.02 ↑ +10%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $3,384.02 ↑ +10%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,384.02 ↑ +10%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $3,384.02 ↑ +10%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $3,485.54 ↑ +13%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $3,553.22 ↑ +15%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $3,553.22 ↑ +15%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $4,346.71 ↑ +41%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $4,346.71 ↑ +41%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $4,922.78 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $4,922.78 ↑ +59%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $6,324.65 ↑ +105%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $6,324.65 ↑ +105%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $6,324.65 ↑ +105%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $6,944.00 ↑ +125%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $7,273.35 ↑ +135%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $7,273.35 ↑ +135%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $7,273.35 ↑ +135%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $7,273.35 ↑ +135%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $7,512.52 ↑ +143%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $8,159.00 ↑ +164%

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Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $2,059.68 $377.94 – $3,460.35
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $1,973.70 $497.38 – $2,628.97
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $2,059.68 $377.94 – $3,460.35
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $1,771.92 $377.94 – $3,158.64
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $1,927.26 $497.38 – $2,229.12
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $2,059.68 $692.07 – $3,460.35
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $3,194.57 $377.94 – $4,870.41
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $2,059.68 $377.94 – $3,460.35

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