Abscess imaging whole body at CHI Health Lakeside

16901 LAKESIDE HILLS CT, Omaha, NE · Chihealth · · NPI 1649355132

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

$964.74

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.

$2,297.00

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.

$367.52 with United vs $1,952.45 with MultiPlan — 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 $367.52 ↓ -62%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $367.52 ↓ -62%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $643.16 ↓ -33%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $1,194.44 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $1,194.44 ↑ +24%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $1,378.20 ↑ +43%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,630.87 ↑ +69%
United Commercial|All Plans $1,722.75 ↑ +79%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $1,722.75 ↑ +79%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,952.45 ↑ +102%

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Abscess imaging whole body at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $964.74 $321.58 – $1,952.45
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $964.74 $390.49 – $1,952.45
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $964.74 $390.49 – $1,952.45
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $964.74 $413.46 – $1,952.45
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $1,686.40 $424.98 – $2,246.29
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $801.78 $418.32 – $1,429.26
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln $1,254.00 $576.84 – $2,006.40
CHI Health Plainview Plainview $1,666.56 $1,210.24 – $2,686.74

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