Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) atrial & ventricular 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

$12,435.46

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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.

$20,386.00

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.

$928.87 with Medica vs $36,101.00 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

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 $928.87 ↓ -93%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $4,281.06 ↓ -66%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $4,323.88 ↓ -65%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $8,523.53 ↓ -31%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $8,523.53 ↓ -31%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $8,690.66 ↓ -30%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $9,908.37 ↓ -20%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $9,908.37 ↓ -20%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $9,908.37 ↓ -20%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $9,908.37 ↓ -20%
United Medicare|All Plans $9,908.37 ↓ -20%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $9,989.14 ↓ -20%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $10,205.62 ↓ -18%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $10,403.79 ↓ -16%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $10,403.79 ↓ -16%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $11,823.88 ↓ -5%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $15,055.76 ↑ +21%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $15,055.76 ↑ +21%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $15,055.76 ↑ +21%
United Commercial|All Plans $15,493.36 ↑ +25%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $15,901.08 ↑ +28%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $15,901.08 ↑ +28%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $17,314.12 ↑ +39%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $17,314.12 ↑ +39%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $17,314.12 ↑ +39%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $17,314.12 ↑ +39%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $18,755.12 ↑ +51%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $18,958.98 ↑ +52%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $21,996.58 ↑ +77%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $30,726.00 ↑ +147%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $36,101.00 ↑ +190%

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Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) atrial & ventricular at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $12,102.72 $928.87 – $22,534.35
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $12,102.72 $928.87 – $22,534.35
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $8,652.14 $928.87 – $15,423.38
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $12,102.72 $4,506.87 – $22,534.35
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $11,136.84 $928.87 – $17,743.44
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $12,102.72 $928.87 – $22,534.35
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $12,102.72 $928.87 – $22,534.35
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln not published $928.87 – $928.87

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