Puncture spinal lumbar diagnostic at CHI Health Immanuel

6901 N 72nd St, Omaha, NE · Chihealth · · NPI 1912085184

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

$647.64

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.

$1,542.00

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.

$114.38 with United vs $3,259.25 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
United Medicaid|Community Plan $114.38 ↓ -82%
Medica Commercial|ACO $115.40 ↓ -82%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $122.55 ↓ -81%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $310.46 ↓ -52%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $334.97 ↓ -48%
United Commercial|All Plans $383.99 ↓ -41%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $424.84 ↓ -34%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $424.84 ↓ -34%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $490.20 ↓ -24%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $570.36 ↓ -12%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $570.36 ↓ -12%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $580.07 ↓ -10%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $581.55 ↓ -10%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $612.75 ↓ -5%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $674.90 ↑ +4%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $674.90 ↑ +4%
United Medicare|All Plans $674.90 ↑ +4%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $674.90 ↑ +4%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $674.90 ↑ +4%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $688.40 ↑ +6%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $694.45 ↑ +7%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $695.15 ↑ +7%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $708.64 ↑ +9%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $708.64 ↑ +9%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $1,422.00 ↑ +120%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $1,498.28 ↑ +131%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $1,938.00 ↑ +199%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +338%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +338%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +338%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +403%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +403%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +403%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +403%

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Puncture spinal lumbar diagnostic at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $647.64 $138.89 – $694.45
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $647.64 $115.40 – $694.45
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha $647.64 $115.40 – $694.45
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala $168.15 $125.40 – $276.45
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $647.64 $115.40 – $694.45
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $412.25 $56.98 – $260.68
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $393.30 $115.40 – $701.10
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City $410.02 $56.98 – $255.36

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