Insertion single tranvenous electrode/ppm/implantable defibrillator 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

$389.00

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.

$778.00

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.

$178.94 with United vs $17,732.21 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
United Medicaid|Community Plan $178.94 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $180.73 ↓ -54%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $443.46 ↑ +14%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $482.36 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $482.36 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $536.82 ↑ +38%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $622.40 ↑ +60%
Medica Commercial|ACO $670.89 ↑ +72%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $6,740.40 ↑ +1633%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $6,740.40 ↑ +1633%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $6,872.57 ↑ +1667%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7,987.48 ↑ +1953%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $7,987.48 ↑ +1953%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,987.48 ↑ +1953%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $7,987.48 ↑ +1953%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $7,987.48 ↑ +1953%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $8,158.00 ↑ +1997%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $8,227.10 ↑ +2015%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $8,386.85 ↑ +2056%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $9,544.15 ↑ +2354%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $9,544.15 ↑ +2354%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $9,544.15 ↑ +2354%
United Commercial|All Plans $9,696.00 ↑ +2393%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $10,975.77 ↑ +2722%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $10,975.77 ↑ +2722%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $10,975.77 ↑ +2722%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $10,975.77 ↑ +2722%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $13,584.00 ↑ +3392%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $15,961.00 ↑ +4003%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $17,732.21 ↑ +4458%

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Insertion single tranvenous electrode/ppm/implantable defibrillator at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $4,600.00 $670.89 – $8,200.00
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $4,463.76 $670.89 – $8,762.65
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $4,463.76 $670.89 – $8,762.65
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $4,463.76 $1,752.53 – $8,762.65
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $5,709.60 $670.89 – $8,704.80
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $5,161.32 $670.89 – $8,223.12
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $4,463.76 $670.89 – $8,762.65
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $4,463.76 $670.89 – $8,762.65

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