Graft sft tiss theraskin lg 5.1x7.6cm meshed 39 sq cm-q4121-cost per sq cm at CHI Health Good Samaritan

10 East 31st Street, Kearney, NE · Chihealth · · NPI 1336184019

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

$1,846.02

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.

$3,026.25

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.

$39.30 with BCBS - NE vs $2,814.42 with MultiPlan PHCS — 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
BCBS - NE Commercial|BluePrint $39.30 ↓ -98%
BCBS - NE Commercial|All Other Plans $52.40 ↓ -97%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $91.10 ↓ -95%
Medica Commercial|ACO $94.50 ↓ -95%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $95.40 ↓ -95%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $635.52 ↓ -66%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $641.87 ↓ -65%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $1,482.87 ↓ -20%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $1,755.23 ↓ -5%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $2,178.90 ↑ +18%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $2,178.90 ↑ +18%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $2,178.90 ↑ +18%
United Commercial|All Plans $2,299.95 ↑ +25%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $2,360.48 ↑ +28%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $2,360.48 ↑ +28%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $2,511.79 ↑ +36%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $2,511.79 ↑ +36%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $2,511.79 ↑ +36%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $2,511.79 ↑ +36%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $2,784.15 ↑ +51%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $2,814.42 ↑ +52%

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Graft sft tiss theraskin lg 5.1x7.6cm meshed 39 sq cm-q4121-cost per sq cm at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $1,271.03 $39.30 – $2,572.32
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $2,572.32 $648.23 – $3,426.33
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $1,271.03 $39.30 – $2,572.32
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $1,392.08 $47.16 – $2,481.53
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $2,511.79 $648.23 – $2,905.20
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $1,271.03 $49.78 – $2,572.32
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $1,785.49 $47.16 – $2,844.68
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $1,271.03 $39.30 – $2,572.32

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