Change g-tube to g-j perc 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

$931.00

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.

$1,862.00

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.

$272.18 with Medica vs $7,934.00 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 $272.18 ↓ -71%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $428.26 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $432.55 ↓ -54%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $1,061.34 ↑ +14%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $1,154.44 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $1,154.44 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $1,284.78 ↑ +38%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,489.60 ↑ +60%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $1,545.01 ↑ +66%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $1,545.01 ↑ +66%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $1,575.31 ↑ +69%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,830.86 ↑ +97%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $1,830.86 ↑ +97%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,830.86 ↑ +97%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $1,830.86 ↑ +97%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $1,830.86 ↑ +97%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $1,885.79 ↑ +103%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $1,922.40 ↑ +106%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $2,461.00 ↑ +164%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $2,892.00 ↑ +211%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $2,946.56 ↑ +216%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $2,946.56 ↑ +216%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $2,946.56 ↑ +216%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +264%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +264%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +264%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +264%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $4,064.51 ↑ +337%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $6,675.00 ↑ +617%
United Commercial|All Plans $7,934.00 ↑ +752%

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Change g-tube to g-j perc at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln not published $272.18 – $272.18
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $952.56 $272.18 – $1,927.80
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $952.56 $272.18 – $1,927.80
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $952.56 $385.56 – $1,927.80
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $1,531.10 $272.18 – $2,334.30
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $1,480.90 $272.18 – $2,359.40
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $952.56 $272.18 – $1,927.80
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $952.56 $272.18 – $1,927.80

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