Rmvl foreign body upper arm/elbow subcutaneous 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

$789.50

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.

$1,579.00

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.

$267.56 with Medica vs $11,995.87 with Timpte — 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 $267.56 ↓ -66%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $363.17 ↓ -54%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $366.81 ↓ -54%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $900.03 ↑ +14%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $978.98 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $978.98 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $1,089.51 ↑ +38%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,263.20 ↑ +60%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $1,319.60 ↑ +67%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $1,319.60 ↑ +67%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $1,345.48 ↑ +70%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,563.76 ↑ +98%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $1,563.76 ↑ +98%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,563.76 ↑ +98%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $1,563.76 ↑ +98%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $1,563.76 ↑ +98%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $1,610.67 ↑ +104%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $1,641.95 ↑ +108%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $2,056.00 ↑ +160%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $2,415.00 ↑ +206%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $3,471.55 ↑ +340%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $5,192.00 ↑ +558%
United Commercial|All Plans $6,169.00 ↑ +681%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $10,431.19 ↑ +1221%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $10,431.19 ↑ +1221%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $10,431.19 ↑ +1221%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $11,995.87 ↑ +1419%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $11,995.87 ↑ +1419%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $11,995.87 ↑ +1419%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $11,995.87 ↑ +1419%

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Rmvl foreign body upper arm/elbow subcutaneous at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln not published $267.56 – $267.56
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala $159.10 $128.92 – $284.21
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $1,176.42 $267.56 – $2,380.85
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $523.60 $120.39 – $550.76
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $1,176.42 $267.56 – $2,380.85
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $518.75 $131.95 – $591.36
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $1,176.42 $476.17 – $2,380.85
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $1,176.42 $267.56 – $2,380.85

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