Foam drsg <=16 sq in without bdr 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

$19.03

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.

$38.05

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.

$6.45 with United vs $22.43 with MultiPlan PHCS — 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 $6.45 ↓ -66%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $6.52 ↓ -66%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $15.98 ↓ -16%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $17.38 ↓ -9%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $17.38 ↓ -9%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $19.35 ↑ +2%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $20.44 ↑ +7%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $21.40 ↑ +12%
Medica Commercial|ACO $21.42 ↑ +13%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $22.43 ↑ +18%

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Foam drsg <=16 sq in without bdr at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $17.51 $6.73 – $22.99
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $63.42 $5.05 – $23.83
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $32.35 $2.45 – $12.91
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $63.42 $3.93 – $23.83
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $31.59 $6.01 – $26.91
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $63.42 $4.77 – $23.83
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $23.22 $5.89 – $26.07
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $22.45 $6.45 – $26.35

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