Ghs i and d pilonidal cyst simple 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

$382.50

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.

$765.00

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.

$175.95 with United vs $6,169.00 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
United Medicaid|Community Plan $175.95 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $177.71 ↓ -54%
Medica Commercial|ACO $199.06 ↓ -48%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $436.05 ↑ +14%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $474.30 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $474.30 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $527.85 ↑ +38%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $573.04 ↑ +50%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $573.04 ↑ +50%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $584.27 ↑ +53%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $612.00 ↑ +60%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $679.06 ↑ +78%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $679.06 ↑ +78%
United Medicare|All Plans $679.06 ↑ +78%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $679.06 ↑ +78%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $679.06 ↑ +78%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $699.43 ↑ +83%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $713.01 ↑ +86%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $1,507.51 ↑ +294%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $2,056.00 ↑ +438%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $2,415.00 ↑ +531%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $2,946.56 ↑ +670%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $2,946.56 ↑ +670%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $2,946.56 ↑ +670%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +786%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +786%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +786%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,388.54 ↑ +786%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $5,192.00 ↑ +1257%
United Commercial|All Plans $6,169.00 ↑ +1513%

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Ghs i and d pilonidal cyst simple at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln not published $199.06 – $199.06
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala $115.66 $93.72 – $206.61
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $298.20 $127.80 – $603.50
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $615.40 $59.12 – $312.49
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $298.20 $99.40 – $603.50
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $600.92 $155.09 – $695.04
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $298.20 $120.70 – $603.50
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $431.27 $148.47 – $657.51

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