Electrophysiology evaluation 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

$3,068.00

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.

$6,136.00

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.

$365.06 with Medica vs $16,258.35 with AMPS — 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 $365.06 ↓ -88%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $1,411.28 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $1,425.40 ↓ -54%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $3,497.52 ↑ +14%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $3,804.32 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $3,804.32 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $4,233.84 ↑ +38%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $4,908.80 ↑ +60%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $6,180.16 ↑ +101%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $6,180.16 ↑ +101%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $6,301.34 ↑ +105%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7,323.58 ↑ +139%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $7,323.58 ↑ +139%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,323.58 ↑ +139%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $7,323.58 ↑ +139%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $7,323.58 ↑ +139%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $7,543.29 ↑ +146%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $7,689.76 ↑ +151%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $8,158.00 ↑ +166%
United Commercial|All Plans $9,696.00 ↑ +216%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $13,049.09 ↑ +325%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $13,049.09 ↑ +325%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $13,049.09 ↑ +325%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $13,584.00 ↑ +343%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $15,006.45 ↑ +389%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $15,006.45 ↑ +389%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $15,006.45 ↑ +389%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $15,006.45 ↑ +389%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $15,961.00 ↑ +420%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $16,258.35 ↑ +430%

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $5,246.30 $365.06 – $9,352.10
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $4,132.38 $365.06 – $7,610.90
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $4,132.38 $365.06 – $7,610.90
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $4,132.38 $1,522.18 – $7,610.90
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $4,132.38 $365.06 – $7,610.90
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $4,132.38 $365.06 – $7,610.90

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