Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci 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

$42.06

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.

$68.94

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.

$14.48 with United vs $194.50 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
United Medicaid|Community Plan $14.48 ↓ -66%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $14.63 ↓ -65%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $33.79 ↓ -20%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $39.99 ↓ -5%
United Commercial|All Plans $52.40 ↑ +25%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $53.78 ↑ +28%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $53.78 ↑ +28%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $63.43 ↑ +51%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $64.12 ↑ +52%
Medica Commercial|ACO $68.94 ↑ +64%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $185.74 ↑ +342%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $194.50 ↑ +362%

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Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $24.36 $10.44 – $49.30
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $24.36 $8.12 – $49.30
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $64.74 $16.71 – $74.88
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $24.36 $9.86 – $49.30
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $24.36 $9.86 – $49.30
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln $50.00 $23.00 – $80.00
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $24.36 $9.28 – $49.30

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