Cauterization chemical granulation tissue at CHI Health St. Mary's

1301 GRUNDMAN BLVD, Nebraska City, NE · Chihealth · · NPI 1528016995

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$208.33

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.

$251.00

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.

$48.41 with Amerigroup vs $216.96 with United — 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
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $48.41 ↓ -77%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $49.36 ↓ -76%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $62.75 ↓ -70%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $62.75 ↓ -70%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $62.75 ↓ -70%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $62.75 ↓ -70%
United Medicare|All Plans $62.75 ↓ -70%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $64.01 ↓ -69%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $65.89 ↓ -68%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $65.89 ↓ -68%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $92.66 ↓ -56%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $92.66 ↓ -56%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $139.31 ↓ -33%
BCBS - NE Commercial|BluePrint $203.97 ↓ -2%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $205.66 ↓ -1%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $205.66 ↓ -1%
BCBS - NE Commercial|All Other Plans $214.70 ↑ +3%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $214.70 ↑ +3%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $216.96 ↑ +4%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $216.96 ↑ +4%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $216.96 ↑ +4%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $216.96 ↑ +4%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $216.96 ↑ +4%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $216.96 ↑ +4%
Medica Commercial|ACO $216.96 ↑ +4%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $216.96 ↑ +4%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $216.96 ↑ +4%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $216.96 ↑ +4%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $216.96 ↑ +4%
United Commercial|All Plans $216.96 ↑ +4%

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Cauterization chemical granulation tissue at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala $42.35 $34.32 – $75.66
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $134.82 $57.78 – $272.85
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $213.35 $43.49 – $198.94
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $134.82 $44.94 – $272.85
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $127.42 $66.48 – $227.14
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $134.82 $54.57 – $272.85
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $240.95 $70.73 – $367.35
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $291.46 $70.73 – $464.36

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