Plcmnt ureteral stent pq w/img new w/cath 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

$2,843.00

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.

$5,686.00

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.

$635.86 with Medica vs $9,608.63 with One World — 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 $635.86 ↓ -78%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $1,307.78 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $1,320.86 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $2,809.03 ↓ -1%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $2,809.03 ↓ -1%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $2,864.11 ↑ +1%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $3,241.02 ↑ +14%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,328.74 ↑ +17%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $3,328.74 ↑ +17%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,328.74 ↑ +17%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $3,328.74 ↑ +17%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $3,328.74 ↑ +17%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $3,428.60 ↑ +21%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $3,495.18 ↑ +23%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $3,525.32 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $3,525.32 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $3,923.34 ↑ +38%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $4,548.80 ↑ +60%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $6,944.00 ↑ +144%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $7,389.80 ↑ +160%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $7,417.00 ↑ +161%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $8,159.00 ↑ +187%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $8,355.33 ↑ +194%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $8,355.33 ↑ +194%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $8,355.33 ↑ +194%
United Commercial|All Plans $8,816.00 ↑ +210%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $9,608.63 ↑ +238%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $9,608.63 ↑ +238%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $9,608.63 ↑ +238%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $9,608.63 ↑ +238%

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Plcmnt ureteral stent pq w/img new w/cath at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln not published $635.86 – $635.86
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $2,080.68 $635.86 – $4,210.90
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $2,080.68 $635.86 – $4,210.90
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $2,080.68 $842.18 – $4,210.90
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $3,095.14 $635.86 – $4,718.82
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $2,993.66 $635.86 – $4,769.56
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $2,080.68 $635.86 – $4,210.90
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $2,080.68 $635.86 – $4,210.90

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