Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd 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

$5,510.50

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.

$11,021.00

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.

$1,005.52 with Medica vs $68,695.48 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 $1,005.52 ↓ -82%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $2,534.83 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $2,560.18 ↓ -54%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $6,281.97 ↑ +14%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $6,833.02 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $6,833.02 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $7,604.49 ↑ +38%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $8,355.33 ↑ +52%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $8,355.33 ↑ +52%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $8,355.33 ↑ +52%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $8,816.80 ↑ +60%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $9,608.63 ↑ +74%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $9,608.63 ↑ +74%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $9,608.63 ↑ +74%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $9,608.63 ↑ +74%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $9,640.00 ↑ +75%
United Commercial|All Plans $11,459.00 ↑ +108%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $26,112.66 ↑ +374%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $26,112.66 ↑ +374%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $26,624.68 ↑ +383%
United Medicare|All Plans $30,943.91 ↑ +462%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $30,943.91 ↑ +462%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $30,943.91 ↑ +462%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $30,943.91 ↑ +462%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $30,943.91 ↑ +462%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $31,872.23 ↑ +478%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $32,491.11 ↑ +490%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $54,349.00 ↑ +886%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $63,861.00 ↑ +1059%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $68,695.48 ↑ +1147%

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Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $22,612.68 $1,005.52 – $40,309.56
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $10,583.58 $1,005.52 – $21,419.15
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $10,583.58 $1,005.52 – $21,419.15
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $10,583.58 $4,283.83 – $21,419.15
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $6,564.93 $1,005.52 – $10,459.38
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $10,583.58 $1,005.52 – $21,419.15
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $10,583.58 $1,005.52 – $21,419.15
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney not published $1,005.52 – $1,005.52

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