Amifostine at CHI Health St. Elizabeth

555 South 70th Street, Lincoln, NE · Chihealth · · NPI 1336155738

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

$499.92

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.

$999.84

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.

$229.97 with United vs $2,375.94 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 $229.97 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $232.27 ↓ -54%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $569.91 ↑ +14%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $619.91 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $619.91 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $689.89 ↑ +38%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $799.88 ↑ +60%
BCBS - NE Commercial|BluePrint $899.86 ↑ +80%
BCBS - NE Commercial|All Other Plans $999.84 ↑ +100%
Medica Commercial|ACO $999.84 ↑ +100%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $1,019.84 ↑ +104%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $1,019.84 ↑ +104%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $1,039.84 ↑ +108%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $2,268.90 ↑ +354%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $2,375.94 ↑ +375%

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Amifostine at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $459.93 $239.97 – $1,039.84
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $6,285.50 $899.86 – $4,249.32
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $12,720.65 $1,070.83 – $5,660.10
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $6,285.50 $699.89 – $4,249.32
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $829.87 $214.17 – $959.85
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $6,285.50 $849.87 – $4,249.32
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $609.91 $209.97 – $1,039.84
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $589.91 $229.97 – $1,039.84

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