Intro catheter aorta 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

$765.24

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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.

$1,822.00

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.

$246.73 with Medica vs $3,489.13 with Millard Public Schools — 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 $246.73 ↓ -68%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $291.52 ↓ -62%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $291.52 ↓ -62%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $510.16 ↓ -33%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $747.02 ↓ -2%
United Commercial|All Plans $856.34 ↑ +12%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $947.44 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $953.00 ↑ +25%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $1,093.20 ↑ +43%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,293.62 ↑ +69%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $1,302.00 ↑ +70%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $1,366.50 ↑ +79%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $1,366.50 ↑ +79%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,548.70 ↑ +102%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +296%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +296%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +296%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +356%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +356%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +356%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +356%

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Intro catheter aorta at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $765.24 $246.73 – $1,548.70
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $765.24 $309.74 – $1,548.70
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $765.24 $246.73 – $1,548.70
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $765.24 $246.73 – $1,548.70
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $480.70 $246.73 – $856.90
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $1,256.60 $246.73 – $1,915.80
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island $1,192.39 $246.73 – $1,899.74
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln $953.50 $246.73 – $1,525.60

All Nebraska hospitals for this procedure →