Assess cyst contrast inject 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

$446.50

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.

$893.00

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.

$69.70 with Medica vs $4,406.00 with United — 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 $69.70 ↓ -84%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $205.39 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $207.45 ↓ -54%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $509.01 ↑ +14%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $553.66 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $553.66 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $616.17 ↑ +38%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $714.40 ↑ +60%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $1,381.00 ↑ +209%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $1,621.00 ↑ +263%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $2,946.56 ↑ +560%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $2,946.56 ↑ +560%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $2,946.56 ↑ +560%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +659%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +659%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +659%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +659%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $3,708.00 ↑ +730%
United Commercial|All Plans $4,406.00 ↑ +887%

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Assess cyst contrast inject at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln not published $69.70 – $69.70
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $366.24 $69.70 – $682.55
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $260.10 $65.55 – $346.46
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $366.24 $69.70 – $682.55
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $366.24 $136.51 – $682.55
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $555.10 $69.70 – $846.30
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $536.90 $69.70 – $855.40
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $366.24 $69.70 – $682.55

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