Cltx gr hmrl tbrs fx w/mnpj 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

$1,927.50

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.

$3,855.00

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.

$681.81 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 $681.81 ↓ -65%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $886.65 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $895.52 ↓ -54%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $1,303.47 ↓ -32%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $1,303.47 ↓ -32%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $1,329.03 ↓ -31%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,544.62 ↓ -20%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $1,544.62 ↓ -20%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,544.62 ↓ -20%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $1,544.62 ↓ -20%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $1,544.62 ↓ -20%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $1,590.96 ↓ -17%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $1,621.85 ↓ -16%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $2,197.35 ↑ +14%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $2,390.10 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $2,390.10 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $2,461.00 ↑ +28%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $2,659.95 ↑ +38%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $2,892.00 ↑ +50%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $3,067.66 ↑ +59%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $3,067.66 ↑ +59%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $3,067.66 ↑ +59%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $3,084.00 ↑ +60%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $3,429.06 ↑ +78%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,527.81 ↑ +83%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,527.81 ↑ +83%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,527.81 ↑ +83%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,527.81 ↑ +83%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $6,675.00 ↑ +246%
United Commercial|All Plans $7,934.00 ↑ +312%

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Cltx gr hmrl tbrs fx w/mnpj at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln not published $681.81 – $681.81
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $1,038.24 $444.96 – $2,101.20
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $1,038.24 $346.08 – $2,101.20
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $1,038.24 $420.24 – $2,101.20
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $2,274.45 $681.81 – $3,623.70
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $1,038.24 $420.24 – $2,101.20
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $1,038.24 $395.52 – $2,101.20
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney not published $681.81 – $681.81

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