Ghs refill of implantable pump 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

$431.00

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.

$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.

$168.78 with Medica vs $11,995.87 with Millard Public Schools — 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 $168.78 ↓ -61%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $198.26 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $200.25 ↓ -54%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $270.15 ↓ -37%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $270.15 ↓ -37%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $275.44 ↓ -36%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $320.13 ↓ -26%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $320.13 ↓ -26%
United Medicare|All Plans $320.13 ↓ -26%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $320.13 ↓ -26%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $320.13 ↓ -26%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $329.73 ↓ -23%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $336.14 ↓ -22%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $491.34 ↑ +14%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $534.44 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $534.44 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $594.78 ↑ +38%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $689.60 ↑ +60%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $710.69 ↑ +65%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $1,381.00 ↑ +220%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $1,621.00 ↑ +276%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $3,708.00 ↑ +760%
United Commercial|All Plans $4,406.00 ↑ +922%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $10,431.19 ↑ +2320%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $10,431.19 ↑ +2320%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $10,431.19 ↑ +2320%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $11,995.87 ↑ +2683%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $11,995.87 ↑ +2683%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $11,995.87 ↑ +2683%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $11,995.87 ↑ +2683%

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Ghs refill of implantable pump at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $525.82 $168.78 – $801.66

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